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Sections 7 to 14 set out rights that protect Canadians when dealing with the justice system. They ensure that individuals who are involved in proceedings are treated fairly, especially those charged with a criminal offence.

Section 7 is violated only when the government infringes these rights in a way that goes against the principles of fundamental justice.

14. Everyone has the right to privacy, which includes the right not to have— (a) their person or home searched; (b) their property searched; (c) their possessions seized; or (d) the privacy of their communications infringed. 15. (1) Everyone has the right to freedom of conscience, religion, thought, belief and opinion.

Everyone has the right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion; this right includes freedom to change his religion or belief and freedom, either alone or in community with others and in public or private, to manifest his religion or belief, in worship, teaching practice and observance.

How do human rights come in? How does the Charter apply? The Charter recognizes the right to strike under Section 2(d), the right to freedom of association and that “the purpose of the protection of freedom of association is to protect collective action” (Lavigne v.

Section 32(1) defines the scope of the Charter's application. The text of section 32(1) provides “a strong message that the Charter … is essentially an instrument for checking the powers of government over the individual” : McKinney v.