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Jamie Cameron
Professor Emerita at Osgoode Hall Law School and senior Canadian constitutional scholar specializing in the Charter and freedom of expression.
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Oct 30, 2026
Season 5, Episode 2: Charter Section 2(c) – Freedom of Peaceful Assembly
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Cheryl MilneHOST
So how should peaceful be understood and why should an assembly remain protected even when it is noisy or obstructive?
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15:49Jamie CameronGUEST
And so as you pointed out, Section 2C protects freedom, not freedom of assembly, but freedom of peaceful assembly.
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16:05Jamie CameronGUEST
And it's also a very difficult variable to address because from the one point, from one point of view, it is the purpose of gatherings and assemblies, not all of them, but many of them to gain attention for their message through deliberately disruptive strategies.
11 MINS LATER

Cheryl MilneHOST
What does the case tell us about the tension between the freedom of peaceful assembly and property rights?