Section 1 of the Charter requires the government to justify why it is infringing a right,as well as to demonstrate that,in doing so,it is restricting the right in question in a reasonably measured,controlled,and appropriate way.

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Section 1 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms allows the government to limit rights and freedoms, but it must justify that the infringement is reasonable and demonstrably justified in a free and democratic society, thus requiring a balance between the rights of the individual and the interests of society.

Section 1 of the Charter Requires the Government to Justify