Thomson Newspapers Co v Canada (AG)

Thomson Newspapers Co v Canada (AG), [1998] 1 S.C.R. 877, is a leading Supreme Court of Canada decision on the right to freedom of expression in which the Supreme Court struck down a law that prohibited the publication, broadcast, or dissemination of opinion surveys within the last three days of a federal election campaign, as it violated section 2(b) of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. The provision clearly restricted expression and was found to be too restrictive to be justified under section 1 of the Charter.

Thomson Newspapers Co v Canada (AG)
Court	Supreme Court of Canada
Decided	[1998] 1 S.C.R. 877
Citation	[1998] 1 S.C.R. 877
Case history
Subsequent actions	The Supreme Court struck down the law, finding it violated section 2(b) of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms and was too restrictive to be justified under section 1 of the Charter.
Case opinions
The law restricting the publication, broadcast, or dissemination of opinion surveys within the last three days of a federal election campaign violated section 2(b) of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.

See also

• List of Supreme Court of Canada cases (Lamer Court)

External links

• Full text of Supreme Court of Canada decision at LexUM and CanLII