Swift reaction from Quebec parents, students to province’s back-to-school plan The CDPJQ recalls that article 9.1 allows the government to regulate fundamental rights and freedoms if it demonstrates that its restriction is neither irrational nor arbitrary and that the means chosen are proportionate to the objective.“The Commission is of the opinion that the measure chosen could meet these requirements of rationality and proportionality,” the CDPJQ report said.[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]The CDPJQ also emphasized that the government has taken measures to mitigate possible infringements on people’s rights, for example not forcing the use of masks for people with certain disabilities or health.