The Federal Government Is Planning a Law That Would Make

The federal government is planning a law that would make it an offence to make negative remarks about the intelligence of the American President. The government claims that this is necessary at the present time for reasons of national security. If the law were challenged under the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, what would you expect the courts to decide?

A) The law is ultra vires federal jurisdiction as speech is a purely local or private matter.
B) The law infringes the freedom of thought, opinion, and expression guaranteed by the Charter.
C) The law is justified as a reasonable limit in a free and democratic society.
D) There is a specific exemption in the Charter for legislation passed for national security reasons.
E) Both B and C