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Closing arguments heard in challenge of N.L.’s coronavirus travel ban
Court challenge of N.L.’s coronavirus travel ban begins He said the policy goes against the Constitution Act and the charter.“We have put up, basically, international borders without the right to do so,” Drover said.“We live in weird times, no question, but this is way over the top.”The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms states that every citizen has the right to enter, remain in and leave the country, and has the right to move to, and take up residence in, any province.Justice Donald Burrage mulled from the bench that the drafters of the charter could have included more specific wording guaranteeing entry into another province for reasons other than moving or working there.But Drover argued the mobility rights would have been