Thomson Newspapers Co. v. Canada (Attorney General)
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Thomson Newspapers Co. v. Canada (Attorney General), [1998] 1 S.C.R. 877 is a leading Supreme Court of Canada
decision on the right to freedom of expression where the Court struck down a law that prohibited the publication, broadcast or dissemination of opinion surveys within the last three days of a federal election campaign as it violated section 2(b)
of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms
. The provision clearly restricted expression and was found to be too restrictive to be justified under section 1 of the Charter.
Supreme Court of Canada
The Supreme Court of Canada is the highest court of Canada and is the final court of appeals in the Canadian justice system. The court grants permission to between 40 and 75 litigants each year to appeal decisions rendered by provincial, territorial and federal appellate courts, and its decisions...
decision on the right to freedom of expression where the Court struck down a law that prohibited the publication, broadcast or dissemination of opinion surveys within the last three days of a federal election campaign as it violated section 2(b)
Section Two of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms
Section Two of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms is the section of the Constitution of Canada's Charter of Rights that lists what the Charter calls "fundamental freedoms" theoretically applying to everyone in Canada, regardless of whether they are a Canadian citizen, or an individual or...
of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms
Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms
The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms is a bill of rights entrenched in the Constitution of Canada. It forms the first part of the Constitution Act, 1982...
. The provision clearly restricted expression and was found to be too restrictive to be justified under section 1 of the Charter.