Covenant, do not also fall within the ambit of a determination of “rights and obligations in a suit at law”, within the meaning of article 14, paragraph 1. It concludes that the deportation proceedings of the author, who was found to represent a threat to national security, do not fall within the scope of article 14, paragraph 1, and are inadmissible ratione materiae, pursuant to article 3 of the Optional Protocol. he has failed to pursue any remedy under section 15 of the Charter, which reads: “Every individual is equal before and under the law and has the right to the equal protection and equal benefit of the law without discrimination and, in particular, without discrimination based on race, national or ethnic origin, colour, religion, sex, age or mental or physical disability.” Although “discrimination on political or other opinion”, which is explicitly referred to in article 26 of the Covenant, is not listed in Section 15 of the Charter, 25 the list is preceded and qualified by the terms “in particular”, which suggests that the list is not exhaustive. The author could therefore have availed himself of this remedy and once more has failed to fulfil the requirements under article 5, paragraph 2 (b), of the Optional Protocol. 6.9 As regards the claim under articles 18 and 19, the Committee observes that the author has not availed himself of the remedy offered by the Canadian Charter, under section 2, according to which “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 part of the communication is thus inadmissible under article 5, paragraph 2 (b), for failure to exhaust domestic remedies. 7. The Committee therefore decides: (a) That the communication is inadmissible under articles 3 and 5, paragraph 2 (b), of the Optional Protocol; (b) That this decision shall be communicated to the State party and to the author, through counsel. 6.10 The Committee reaches the same conclusion with respect to the author’s claim under article 26, as 25 Section 15, of the Charter: “15(1) Every individual is equal before and under the law and has the right to the equal protection and equal benefit of the law without discrimination and, in particular, without discrimination based on race, national or ethnic origin, colour, religion, sex, age or mental or physical disability.” 28