Jan 14, 2012
Public nudity laws do not violate freedom of expression
The CBC reported on January 12th that an Ontario Court found Brian Coldrin guilty of partial nudity that offended public order. He went through the drive-thrus in an A & W and Tim Horton’s nude. Justice Jon-Jo A. Douglas stated that wearing clothing in public is a reasonable limit on freedom of expression. Coldin argued that his public nudity was a form of protest, but the Court disagreed as Justice Douglas found that Coldin was expressing his desire to be publicly nude.
Read the full article here.
Did Louise M write the CBC article or merely the introductory paragraph on the PBSC/CCLA site?
It appears the judgement is based on upholding “The Queen’s Peace”.
Would someone there be willing to assist in analyzing the judgement?
I just wrote the introductory paragraph on this site. I don’t know anything about the judgment outside of what I have read in the news.
I have prepared an analysis of the judgement.
If you have not seen the judgement, I can send you both.
Let me know if you are interested.
LL