Viglante Justice

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his allows for the balancing of the interests of society against the interests of individuals to determine if limits on individual rights can be justified.
The Charter protects our rights and freedoms in the following areas.

Fundamental Freedoms

The Charter constitutionally protects certain fundamental freedoms. Everyone in Canada has a right to practise any religion or no religion at all. We are free to speak our minds, to gather peacefully into groups and to associate with whomever we wish, as long as we do not infringe the legal and constitutional rights of others. Unlike the situation that exists in many totalitarian countries, the freedom of the media to print and broadcast news and other information is guaranteed in Canada.

Democratic Rights

The tradition of democratic rights in Canada is specifically guaranteed by the Charter. This means that Canadian citizens have a constitutional right to vote in elections for members of government. A few restrictions on a citizen's right to vote or to run in an election have been f...