The right to offend

He also stated: The law by which the right of public discussionp riso tected existed at the time of the enactment of the British North America Act. [...] The Supreme Court of Canada upheld of the Jehovah’s Witnesses’ funednataml human rights to religious freedom and freedom of speech: Strictly speaking, civil rights arise from posit ivlaew; but freedom of speech, religion and the inviolability of the person, are original freoemds which are at once the necessary attributes and modes of self-expression of humainng bse and the primary conditions of th [...] Rejecting the argument that this municipal by-lawer emly provided for the control of the usage of the streets for distributing literature, the Sreumpe Court saw this as an issue of free expres. [...] Section 1 of theC anadian Bill of Right sreads: It is hereby recognized and declared that in Ca nthaedrae have existed and shall continue to exist without discrimination by reason of race,i onnaat l origin, colour, religion or sex, the following human rights and fundamental freedomsm, enlay, (a) the right of the individual to life, liberty, suercity of the person and enjoyment of property, and the [...] Section 2 of theC anadian Charter of Rights and Freedo rmesads: Everyone has the following fundamental freedoms: (a) freedom of conscience and religion; (b) freedom of thought, belief, opinion and expressiniocnlu ding freedom of the press and other media of communication; (c) freedom of peaceful assembly; and (d) freedom of association.