Irwin Toy Limited Case

Irwin Toy Limited was a Canadian distributor and manufacturer of toys. His toy company was of Canada’s oldest toy company and remained independent and family owned until 2001. Sam Irwin and Beatrice Irwin were the two founders of the company during 2001 in Toronto. Irwin Toy Ltd. v. Quebec, 1984 was a case was taken all the way to the Supreme Court of Canada, where the case was addressed whether or not the prohibition of commercial advertising directed at children under the age of thirteen in Quebec, Canada is constitutional. In the 1980’s Irwin Toy Ltd. decided to broadcast a commercial for children under the age of thirteen, which happen to violate the prohibition of commercial advertising directed at children under the age of thirteen,

Finally the Supreme Court of Canada believed in protecting children from manipulative commercials, the markets in which advertise children's products must be targeted towards the adults as they are responsible for most of the purchases, the only way to advertise towards children is if the advertising is related to educational purposes, and the Supreme Court found the infringement as justifiable. Irwin Toy Ltd. lost the case and Quebec kept the legislation. Throughout history the evolution of social standards towards children have advanced to a more technologically advanced era, as children begin to create the advertising commercials. This could have affected our legal system by allowing some production of of advertising commercials towards children under the age of thirteen, and not have the issue taken to Supreme Court, but allowing it to be. Groups around Canada use the right to freedom of expression to their advantage to protest and fight for their beliefs, and wanted changes in Canada. Most of the time the individuals are brought down due to the fact that the right to freedom of expression is not enough to justify the groups protest, as it violates other section in the Canadian Charter of Rights. Canadians who involve themselves in hate speeches, pornagrapghy, and defamation often are justified as guilty in court due to the point of this acts pass the justifiable

Allowing freedom of expression to everyone was not an easy step to take, because some thought that depending on someone's colour, and or race their opinion did not matter. The beginning steps began with the expression of religion allowing everyone to practise their religion in peace, with reasonable limits, soon all colours around the country were expressing their opinions to problems that took place in their society, and government. This human right may easily be more important than the other human right, saving lives from discrimination, and hate. The near future looks well organized as “freedom of expression” is passed on and used by everyone, prevents arguments due to the fact that everyone has a say, not considering one's class. Freedom of expressions is a fundamental right, which in most times is greatly used over all the other human rights. The right to speak plays a vital role in the healthy development of any society, without it the rich become richer, and the poor become more poor. The days of that have passed, now freedom of expression has moved on from Canada, and travels around the world to countries, where people are put to work against their will. The change will be drastic for the better and freedom of expression provides importance for the other human rights in the near