Canada (Attorney General) v. Bedford, 2012 ONCA ... - York University

Page: 13makes it illegal for a prostitute to pay someone to protect her, or to assist in anyaspect of her work as a prostitute.[20] The respondents argued that these provisions deprive them of the right tolife, liberty and security of the person protected by s. 7 of the Charter, that thedeprivation does not accord with the principles of fundamental justice, and thatthe provisions cannot be justified under s. 1.They also argued that thecommunicating provision violates the guarantee of freedom of expression ins. 2(b) of the Charter and cannot be justified under s. 1. Those sections of theCharter state:1. The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedomsguarantees the rights and freedoms set out in it subjectonly to such reasonable limits prescribed by law as canbe demonstrably justified in a free and democraticsociety.2. Everyone has the following fundamental freedoms:…(b) freedom of … expression….7. Everyone has the right to life, liberty and security ofthe person and the right not to be deprived thereofexcept in accordance with the principles of fundamentaljustice.