- Front of handbill- Injustice Busters Talk about Charter Rights 8th Street - May 25, 1996 The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms was enacted and proclaimed in April, 1982. It begins Whereas Canada is founded upon principles that recognize the Supremacy of God and the rule of law. It does not say "The supremacy of the Police and the rule of law. There are countries in the world which operate upon such principles and they are called Police States. The Charter continues, The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms guarantees the rights and freedoms set out in it subject only to such reasonable limits prescribed by law as can be demonstrably justified in a free and democratic society. Reasonable limits. Then, Everyone has the following fundamental freedoms: (a) freedom of conscience and religion (b) freedom of thought, belief, opinion and expression, including freedom of the press and other media of communication; (c) freedom of peaceful assembly; and (d) freedom of association. Under Democratic Rights of Citizens, the Charter gets a little wishy washy, telling us we have the right to vote in elections. Well, in a democracy we also have the right not to vote, if no one presents themselves fit for voting. Some might say that is the situation we face in Saskatchewan right now. Our Mobility Rights are also rather weak - we can stay in Canada and move anywhere we want. This would be more meaningful if there were jobs elsewhere and we had money to move. But the Charter improves. Everyone has the right to life, liberty and security of the person and the right not to be deprived thereof except in accordance with the principles of fundamental justice. Remember this one. It may prove to be useful to you. Especially when we get to the next one: Everyone has the right to be secure against unreasonable search and seizure. That's everyone. Including young people. Also, Everyone has the right not to be arbitrarily detained or imprisoned. That includes being asked to sit in a police car for no good reason. Everyone has the right on arrest or detention to be informed promptly of the reasons therefor; to retain and instruct counsel without delay and to be informed of that right; and to have the validity of the detention determined by way of habeas corpus and to be released if the detention is unlawful. - back of handbill - The Charter is meant to protect our rights and to limit the powers of the police. There are many more sections of the Charter and we should all be familiar with all of them. There are also other parts of our legal system that are often forgotten and neglected. For instance, the right to be presumed innocent until proven guilty. And the right to go to Court. Many many innocent people plead guilty to offenses because they feel guilty -- not necessarily guilty of the crime they are charged with, but guilty of something. Many people also think that if a person has been charged by the police, they must be guilty. This is bullshit. The police make many mistakes, and often innocent people pay fines or go to jail because they don't challenge those mistakes. Then the police get bolder and sloppier and make more mistakes. The other reason many people plead guilty is that they mistakenly believe they cannot get a fair hearing unless they pay a lot of money to a lawyer. This is sometimes true and it is true because lawyers have persuaded us that it is true. There will continue to be one law for the rich and another for the poor as long as people without money fork out their hard-earned cash to lawyers and don't stand up for themselves. If you think you have a case, you probably have a case and you should take it to Court. Injustice Busters can advise you. Some Injustice Busters are: John Robert Klassen - Rob's family was falsely accused of serious crimes which were dropped only after their lives were wrecked. Charges that he defamed Sgt. Brian Dueck of the Saskatoon City police were dropped last August. Richard Allan Klassen - Rick has been stripped of his charter right to picket or poster on any issue until his October 21 trial for allegedly defaming Sgt. Brian Dueck of the Saskatoon City police. He has had no part in the distribution or pasting of this or other posters, but will be free to poster after he wins in Court. Sheila Rose Steele - Sheila is currently appealing a conviction for cultivating marijuana using mostly Charter arguments. She has been a social activist since 1960 and her slogan is, "Don't be a dope; Stop pleading guilty." Charges that she defamed Sgt. Brian Dueck of the Saskatoon City police were quashed last August. Injustice Busters We Never Quit! | 
Postering
This page is intended as an injusticebusters handbook -- you could even call it a cookbook -- for bringing injustice to public attention with that "weapon" as old as the printing press, the legitimate heir to cave art, the POSTER!
rights were taken away.
Rick continued postering material signed by him and sometimes carrying his picture.
Saskatoon during the spring and summer of 1996. The police have since spent a lot of PR money trying to convince people that it is legal for them to order someone to get into a police car to talk to them (that is, detain them) without giving a reason. They are wrong and someone ahould seriously challenge this. inJustice Busters would be delighted to help.