The Supreme Court of Canada will hear a case tomorrow over whether laws against terrorism violate a person’s charter rights.
Toronto lawyer Michael Fenrick represents the BC Civil Liberties Association, which is an intervener.
Fenrick says the hearing will explore whether the anti-terrorist laws interfere with a person’s right to freedom of speech and religion.
“To our view, it’s not the speech that’s the problem, it’s the violence. And nobody’s obviously arguing in favour of the violence, but we think there’s an important difference between expression and the actual terrorist activities themselves.”
The court will hear arguments based on three cases – two of which involve the extradition of men based on their alleged involvement with the Tamil Tigers.
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