Christopher Dummitt: Joseph Howe's pre-Charter victory for freedom of the press |
His great victory for freedom of the press predates the Charter of Rights and Freedoms and Confederation
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If you didn’t know any better, you might think all of Canada’s freedoms were conjured into existence in 1982, when Pierre Trudeau unveiled the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. In the BT years (Before Trudeau) we are told, Canadians stumbled about in darkness. Then came the AT years (After Trudeau), in which enlightened advocates used the Charter to break citizens free of their shackles.
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