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A Most Misunderstood Freedom - The Supreme Court of Canada, Freedom of Association and Labour Rights

This lecture will be led by Professor Emeritus Michael Lynk, Western University. This annual public lecture and intensive short course in Labour and Employment Law was established to honour the memory of former Professor and Dean Innis Christie, QC, and his accomplishments in the field of labour and employment law. Freedom of association has proven to be the most difficult section of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms for the Supreme Court of Canada to provide a coherent and meaningful guarantee. In contrast to the other core constitutional rights and freedoms – including expression, religion, equality, and life, liberty and security – the dozen rulings by the Court since 1987 on the associational freedom have been marked by widely fluctuating interpretations, hesitancies, advances, and retreats, as well as the application of more onerous constitutional tests. In Canada, freedom of association has been largely understood as a labour right. Does this help to explain why the Court has been so challenged in offering a lucid, liberal, and dependable approach to one of our most fundamental rights?