I was quite thrilled by your comments. I'd like to subscribe to everything you said. I certainly agree with you 100%.
This is an important program. The Charter of Rights and Freedoms has to be more than a certificate on the wall; it has to be something we can test things on in real life. It is said that all roofs don't leak when it's not raining. If you want to find out if the roof is worth its while, you have to see what happens when it rains. It's the same with rights. If we can't test them against the law, if we can't bring a case of what we believe to be wrongdoing before a court to have it tested and measured, the law means nothing.
We have to make access to justice and access to protection of our rights available to everyone, particularly everyone with lower means, so that their rights are protected. People who are wealthy can afford to fund their own measures, but people who have less means are not as able to do so, and they need help. That's the real purpose of the Court Challenges Program.