Judgment of the Court (Gonthier J)

Facts – (0:00:33)

A. Vagueness under the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms – (0:01:39)

1. The Case Law of this Court – (0:01:44)

2. The Proper Place of the Doctrine of Vagueness in Charter Adjudication – (0:03:50)

3. The Content of the Doctrine of Vagueness – (0:06:05)

(a) Fair Notice to the Citizen – (0:06:45)

(b) Limitation of Law Enforcement Discretion – (0:09:49)

(c) European Court of Human Rights Case Law – (0:11:21)

(d) The Scope of Precision – (0:13:40)

(e) Vagueness and the Rule of Law – (0:16:49)