Just to be clear - the government of Canada can not clear Canadians to travel. We are allowed to come and go. Whether other countries allow us in is another matter. We can choose to travel to places that don’t have restrictions.
On another note, Australia, which many wish we’d copy in our Covid response, has made it a criminal offense for Australian citizens in India to return home to Australia. Unreal - it is illegal for some Australians to return to Australia. At least Canada isn’t that bad.
In Canada Canadians’ rights to leave and enter Canada are in our Charter. Australia has no charter or bill of rights. Australians abroad have been restricted from entering Australia for over a year now. And they must have approval to leave. I’m not a big fan of the Canadian charter but it’s better than nothing.
Just to be clear - the government of Canada can not clear Canadians to travel. We are allowed to come and go. Whether other countries allow us in is another matter. We can choose to travel to places that don’t have restrictions.
On another note, Australia, which many wish we’d copy in our Covid response, has made it a criminal offense for Australian citizens in India to return home to Australia. Unreal - it is illegal for some Australians to return to Australia. At least Canada isn’t that bad.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-56953052
In Canada Canadians’ rights to leave and enter Canada are in our Charter. Australia has no charter or bill of rights. Australians abroad have been restricted from entering Australia for over a year now. And they must have approval to leave. I’m not a big fan of the Canadian charter but it’s better than nothing.
Generally yes. Section 33 allows governments to override most charter rights, but not mobility rights. This is the so-called ‘notwithstanding clause.’
Also, all rights are subject to section 1 which permits reasonable limits on rights where justified in a democratic society blah blah blah.