this is absurd.

the idea that public servants cannot be partisan applies only to their jobs. for example, consider the riding redistricting. you had to have the people that redrew the boundaries do so in a non-partisan way. that is a very obvious example, but even things that seem like they have nothing to do with partisan politics can have political angles to them.

it says nothing about rights of expression, which are protected under the charter.

this is not an interesting court case to test the limits of the laws. the government is not even close to being right here. rather, this is a clear and very egregious abuse of power that cannot be tolerated.

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