172,447 views Jul 30, 2024
In this video Christine explains the decision in R v Power, a case where the federal government argued that they have absolute immunity from being sued for damages for unconstitutional laws. The federal government lost this case, and the Supreme Court found that there is some immunity but it is limited.
Interesting that the equivalent of presidential immunity is being challenged in Canada just after the US Supreme Court handed down a three tier test of actions committed by the President.
I think this is good. Being able to hold government accountable for clearly unconstitutional laws is indeed necessary for keeping government aligned with the rule of law and prevents arbitrary totalitarianism and laws passed in bad faith.
We have indeed had problematic laws (the video gives Japanese internment camps and forced sterilization laws as examples). Trudeau / the Liberals really seem to want to do things that do push the boundaries of the rule of law. Very timely that this has come down right now.
172,447 views Jul 30, 2024 In this video Christine explains the decision in R v Power, a case where the federal government argued that they have absolute immunity from being sued for damages for unconstitutional laws. The federal government lost this case, and the Supreme Court found that there is some immunity but it is limited.
You can read the full case here: https://decisions.scc-csc.ca/scc-csc/...
Interesting that the equivalent of presidential immunity is being challenged in Canada just after the US Supreme Court handed down a three tier test of actions committed by the President.
Maybe it's a (welcomed) trend?
I would have thought that there would be some mention of the vax nonsense. Many lost jobs & others harmed
Agreed--perhaps this is one of a number of ducks being lined up. I hope so, anyway.
Very interesting; thanks for posting.
I think this is good. Being able to hold government accountable for clearly unconstitutional laws is indeed necessary for keeping government aligned with the rule of law and prevents arbitrary totalitarianism and laws passed in bad faith.
We have indeed had problematic laws (the video gives Japanese internment camps and forced sterilization laws as examples). Trudeau / the Liberals really seem to want to do things that do push the boundaries of the rule of law. Very timely that this has come down right now.