Canadian Bill of Rights
In addition, Laskin asserted that the position taken by the appellants has no historical basis and even if it did, "history cannot avail against the clear words of ss. 1 and 2 of the "Canadian Bill of Rights"". Those sections, Laskin contended, makes it abundantly clear that the "Canadian Bill of Rights" does not contain purely declaratory provisions. Rather, Laskin held the "Bill" does not permit a violation of its provisions regardless of whether the impugned statute was enacted prior to or after the enactment of the "Bill of Rights".