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How is such a ruling possible?

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[–] grte@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

We do but referring to it is a bit of an Americanism. When speaking about rights in Canada we generally speak in terms of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms which is a part of the constitution. Like, this ruling would be described in terms of being a charter violation rather than unconstitutional.