🇨🇦 Nova Scotia's $25K hiking ban struck down for trampling Charter rights without even thinking about it

Justice Campbell didn't just slap down the ban — he exposed the authoritarian reflex. No evidence the minister considered mobility rights before locking citizens out of public land. No forethought, no proportionality, just decree. Jeffrey Evely got a $28,872 fine for walking in the woods while the bureaucrats who wrote the order couldn't be bothered to draft it coherently. The court confirmed the ban was so vague it was nearly uninterpretable. Emergency or not, this is how the administrative state operates: shoot first, consult the Charter never.

Premier Tim Houston announced a $25K penalty the same day the ban dropped. No debate. No nuance. Just compliance. This ruling is a reminder that even provincial governments drunk on precaution can't suspend rights on a whim — but they'll always try.

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