It is a conflict of interest for the Crown to exclude political candidates from the 44th while they are being incarcerated in contravention of their section 10(c) Charter right to habeas corpus.
In a “free and democratic society” as defined by section 1 of the Charter, political candidates would not be excluded from Federal Elections in response to their ideological propaganda. To do otherwise is an infringement of their right to stand for election to the House of Commons, a House which has now passed Bill C-9 (Combatting Hate Act) in an attempt to curtail religious liberties under section 319 of the Criminal Code.
If Canadians have no say in what transpires in the House, such Bills ought to be deemed inadmissible within His Majesty’s Courts.