The only problem with our Charters is that it gives the government the ultimate power to decide on our civil liberties. 'Yes, you have freedom of expression until we say so' is basically the arc of it. In other words, it's completely useless when push comes to shove. Contrast this to the U.S. Constitution where the ultimate power lies within the sovereign individual. The 1A protects the RIGHTS OF MAN full stop. Which is why you see the progressive left slowly starting to attack it because it gets in the way of their collectivizing agenda. That's where, along with the 2A, the 'civil war' is being fought.