originally posted on July 30, 2020
A letter was recently sent to the Attorney General of British Columbia, Canada, endorsed by the ISS.
The letter put the complete section 3 Charter arguments for the ISS in Canada into a more condensed and accessible format than had previously been presented.
Essentially, if the ISS makes a statement to its members in its External Legislation Registry that a law made by the government of Canada is inapplicable to ISS members, then ISS members may expect Canadian courts to dismiss any charges made against them for actions that contravene that law.
The Constitutional arguments for this exemption were presented to the BC Attorney General in the letter, which you can find by clicking here.
To find the arguments in more detailed and extensive format, click here and read Appendix A, starting on page 10.
If you reside in Canada and there is a law made by the government of Canada that you feel is an unjustifiable affront to your liberty, then you can ask the ISS to consider giving you an exemption from that law. If the ISS decides to give you that exemption, then if the Constitutional arguments described above are consistent with prior precedents of the Supreme Court of Canada, then courts in Canada will uphold the exemption if you become a member. There is no charge for membership. The only condition of membership is that you agree to adhere to the society’s principles.
We claim that these constitutional arguments are consistent with Supreme Court of Canada precedents. If you could find any flaws in these arguments, we would be happy to become familiar with your reasoning.