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R v. Oakes, 1986
From: The Court and the Charter
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In striking down a section of the Narcotic Control Act that presumed possession for the purpose of trafficking, the Supreme Court of Canada established a test to determine whether a limit on a right or freedom guaranteed by the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms is reasonable and demonstrably justified in a free and democratic society.
Contributors
Tom Bateman
Thomas Bateman is Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of Political Science at St. Thomas University in Fredericton.
Janet Hieber
Janet Hiebert is a Professor in the Department of Political Studies at Queen’s University in Kingston.
Rainer Knopff
Rainer Knopff is a Professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of Calgary.
Peter Russell
Peter H. Russell is Professor of political science (Emeritus) at the University of Toronto.
