At point 2 on page 4 of our document, it says that section 23 of the charter applies to both the federal and provincial levels. There was a judgment where British Columbia was a party. As Mr. Power explained, since the federal government was not a party in the dispute, it was impossible to make a decision that applied to it. However, that does not mean that the charter does not apply to the federal government. It cannot do things that would run counter to section 23 of the charter.
Let's look now at page 6...