The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms guarantees the rights and freedoms set out in it, subject only to such reasonable limits prescribed by law as can be demonstrably justified in a free and democratic society.

This means that everyone has the rights listed in the Charter. In some cases those rights may be limited if they interfere with other people’s rights.

Section 2 of the Charter states that everyone has the following fundamental freedoms:

(a) freedom of conscience and religion;
(b) freedom of thought, belief, opinion and expression, including freedom of the press and other media of communication;
(c) freedom of peaceful assembly; and
(d) freedom of association.

This means that everyone is free to think and believe what they want. Everyone is free to express themselves and to gather peacefully with anyone they want.

Section 7 of the Charter states that everyone has the right to life, liberty and security of the person and the right not to be deprived thereof except in accordance with the principles of fundamental justice.

This means that nobody can have their safety threatened or their freedom limited. The exception is that you can be put in jail if you have committed a crime. This includes a right to be protected against attacks on your reputation.