Developing a Charter Practice: The Changing Role of Interventions
Author | Andrew Lokan |
Pages | 564-576 |
DevelopingaCharter Practice
THECHANGINGROLEOFINTERVENTIONS
Andrew Lokan*
A. INTRODUCTION
WhentheCharter cameintoeectinthecourtshadlileexperience
indealingwiththekindofsocialpolicyissuesthatweretoariseunder
itsbroadguaranteesofrightsandfreedomsPriortoconstitutional
litigationhadtakenplaceprimarilybetweengovernmentsandthesub
jectmaerofthiskindoflitigationdivisionofpowerswasfocusedon
the vires oftheenactinglegislatureQuestionsofpublicpolicyorbroad
societalimpactwererarelyacknowledgedandthecourtsdidnotques
tionthewisdomoftheelectedbranchesofgovernment
HowevertheCharter changedthelandscapesignicantlyAstheSu
premeCourtofCanadaobservedinMacKay v Manitoba
Chartercaseswillfrequentlybeconcernedwithconceptsandprinci
plesthatareoffundamentalimportancetoCanadiansocietyForex
ampleissuespertainingtofreedomofreligionfreedomofexpression
andtherighttolifelibertyandthesecurityoftheindividualwillhave
tobeconsideredbythecourtsDecisionsontheseissuesmustbecare
fullyconsideredastheywillprofoundlyaectthelivesofCanadians
andallresidentsofCanada
PaliareRolandRosenbergRothsteinLLP
MacKay v ManitobaSCRatpara
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