WORLD IN BRIEF : CANADA : Public Servants Can Be Active in Politics
From Times Staff and Wire Reports
Canada’s Supreme Court overruled a law that banned the country’s 250,000 federal government employees from engaging in political activities. The public servants had been barred by law from taking part in political activities such as handing out pamphlets, donating money to parties or speaking at political meetings. But the country’s highest court said the section banning the activities under the Public Service Employment Act was an infringement of the right of freedom of expression.
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