I don't think it violates the charter. Ultimately, of course, nine people farther down Wellington Street are the ones who will make that decision. But I do know that Chief Justice Dickson, an eminent jurist and the person who gave life to much of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, expressed the view that it didn't violate the charter. Chief Justice Lamer, Chief Justice Dickson's successor, is someone else who can hardly be characterized as sort of a right-wing jurist. He also expressed the view that the system of military justice was consonant with charter values. Who am I to second-guess two such distinguished Canadians?
On February 28th, 2011. See this statement in context.