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A small Ontario town passes a by-law that says shop signs must be in English only.A butcher's shop that caters to the local German-speaking population is charged with infringing the by-law and the proprietor raises s.2(b) of the Charter in his defence.Which of the following is true?


A) Since only political speech is protected by the Charter,he will lose.
B) Since the Charter does not apply to non-government bodies like a butcher's shop,he will lose.
C) Since the Charter protects commercial expression because it helps individuals make informed economic choices,he will win.
D) Since the Charter does not specifically protect commercial expression,regardless of any value it may have,he will not win.
E) None of these.

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