R. v. Keegstra

Mr. Keegstra was a high school teacher in the small Alberta town of Eckville, where he also acted as mayor for a short duration. Mr. Keegstra had toiled in obscurity as a social studies teacher until is dismissal in 1982 after allegations that his teachings were highly anti-semetic, referring to Jews as “subversive”, “sadistic”, “money loving”, etc. As well, Keegstra denied the holocaust and reinforced his views by giving grades to those who agreed with his …showed first 75 words of 1359 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1359 total…of Rights and Freedoms? Yes If s.319(3)(a) of the Criminal code Canada R.S.C., 1985, c. C-46) is an infringement of s.11(d) of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms , can it be upheld under s.1 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms as a reasonable limit prescribed by law and demonstrably justified in a free and democratic society? Yes Keegstra is convicted of all charges by the Supreme Court of Canada