He wasn't getting any money under the per-vote subsidy because of the rules that applied to the number of parties that had to be filed. So he advanced his constitutional right under section 3 and said that money is what's going to allow you to meaningfully participate in the process by learning more about his party, the Communist Party of Canada. That meaningful participation is going to be different for every Canadian until you tell them what they can't do. This code of conduct specifically tells Canada what they can't do. I think that violates both the letter and the spirit of section 3.
On February 14th, 2023. See this statement in context.