Prime Minister John Diefenbaker: The First Federal Law In Canada

In 1968 Pierre Trudeau liberalized laws on abortion, homosexuality and public lotteries. Trudeau’s most famous quote came from the legalization of homosexuality and that quote is “there's no place for the state in the bedrooms of the nation”#. Trudeau views people’s lives as personal and their decision to have sexual intercourse, be in a relationship or marry whatever sex they prefer is their own decision and that is why this law is particularly a good one for the gay and lesbian population of Canada. Instead of being punished for liking the same sex they are now able to be with who they want to be with. Pierre Trudeau also brought in the abortion law which allows women to have an abortion granted that they get permission from three doctors who say that the pregnancy will negatively affect them

The first way that the Charter has improved the quality of life for Canadians is through its section on Fundamental Freedoms, it ensures that Canadians are guaranteed the right to express their opinions, choose their own religion, organize peaceful meetings, and associate with any person or group. These four subsections have gone miles in improving the comfort Canadians now experience, starting off with the right to express your opinions, this has been a big problem for First Nations when they were taken into residential schools and were not allowed to express their opinions on whether they wanted to be a part of them, as in if they did they would

Pierre Trudeau made Canada what it is today in a positive manner by creating the Constitutions Act as well as the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. The Constitutions Act started in 1982. The act allowed everyone to have fundamental freedoms. Those fundamental freedoms included: freedom of conscience and religion, freedom of thought, belief, opinion, expression, freedom of peaceful assembly and the freedom of association as stated in the Constitution Act of 1982. The Act also includes mobility rights that include: every citizen of Canada has the right to enter, remain in and leave Canada itself with no troubles at all, and to move into any province with no troubles. The constitution act had equality rights as well, some in which were and are that every individual is equal under the law and has the right to protection of themselves and their families, as well as living with no discrimination based on their race, origin, nationality, religion, sex, age, or disability. The Constitution Act included the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. The Charter of Rights and Freedoms guarantees the right and freedom to reasonable limits allowed by the law and can be certainly justified in a free and

Pierre Trudeau was the 15th prime minister of Canada. During his time as prime minister he changed a lot of Canadians lives for the better. He also, made history that will never be forgotten by past, present and future Canadians. Pierre Trudeau kept Canada united, avoiding Quebec to separate from Canada. Trudeau passed many the “Official Language Act” in 1969 making English and French Canada’s official languages. This act made government workers to offer services in both English and French. Trudeau passed many bills and acts, which adequately helped Canada to develop more as a nation. He abolished the death penalty in 1976 which didn’t make people die for the crimes they did or did not commit. He strengthened gun control laws so deaths by gun

Pearson did not only affect Canada, he affected the world on an international level. He achieved many great things as Prime Minister, but one of his greatest efforts was when he was the External Affair Minister in 1956. During the 1950’s, controversial events were occurring in the Middle East. The Egyptian leader Gamal Abdel Nassar took control of the Suez Canal, however, it was owned by the British and French as a major shipping route(www.cbc.ca). The French and British would not let this happen, so in October of 1956, they placed an attack on Egypt. Nassar appealed to the Soviet Union. The Soviet Union threatened to attack the west with nuclear weapons, if the British and French didn’t withdrawal. The world was on the fringe of another war. This was the moment where Pearson would step in and would give Canada a chance to show its place in the world. Back at

A great Prime Minister should always do what is right for Canada, no matter what obstacles he or she faces. Looking at the fifteen years he was in power, Pierre Elliot Trudeau did exactly that. For instance, he implemented the Official Languages Act and made bilingualism law. In another case, he put an end to the October Crisis by putting into effect the War Measures Act. Finally, Trudeau amended the Constitution which gave Canadians a Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Pierre Elliot Trudeau was a successful Prime Minister who accomplished his goals despite facing enormous opposition.

The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms was enacted under the Pierre Trudeau government on April 17, 1982. According to Phillip Bryden, “With the entrenchment of the Charter into the Canadian Constitution, Canadians were not only given an explicit definition of their rights, but the courts were empowered to rule on the constitutionality of government legislation” (101). Prior to 1982, Canada’s central constitutional document was the British North America Act of 1867. According to Kallen, “The BNA Act (the Constitution Act, 1867) makes no explicit reference to human rights” (240). The adoption of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms significantly transformed the operation of Canada’s political system. Presently, Canadians define their

The Canadian legal system was influenced dramatically by the Persons case, the Napoleonic code and the Magna Carta. First, the Persons case significantly influenced the Law system as known today. The Persons case, which took place in 1926 was regarding Emily Murphy, an Alberta police magistrate, otherwise known as a judge. While judging a case, her ruling was challenged because according to the British North America Act, women weren’t considered “persons.” In order to change this, Emily Murphy along with the Alberta Famous five started the legal process to prove that women were persons in 1928. The Famous five took the government to court, first at provincial level, then the Supreme Court, however they were unsuccessful. In 1929, the women

Pierre Trudeau has had an impact on the Canadian legal system and society by bringing more of an attraction to lower status groups, having an influence on others, and changing laws in Canada. Many Canadians believe Trudeau did not have a positive effect on Canada but as the minister of justice and the prime minister of Canada, he has succeeded in his attempt of making Canada a safer and established country for all. Under the social welfare measures in 1968, Trudeau made the Divorce Act a federal law which previously was a provincial jurisdiction. Pierre Trudeau’s first move as prime minister was giving French and English equal status in Canada and making them the languages of parliament for debates and records. After failing at many attempts

The purpose of this is to protect the rights as well as minority language and education rights to any human beings living in Canada. People who were discriminated can now live in Canada in peace. It all started after his Liberal party won the election during the early 1980s and he pushed strongly for a new agreement within Canada's constitution. He did not get any provincial support therefore he arranged a formula to modify the British North America Act and an entrenched Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms to be repatriated from Britain. After many years of federal-provincial battles, the Constitution Act was proclaimed. He had fulfilled a goal he had set to himself since the day he became the Prime Minister of Canada. The Charter of Rights and Freedoms still continues to defend the freedom and dignity that define us as Canadians to this

Every nation had a beginning, but what it is today is due to the contribution from many multicultural individuals. They had all helped Canada become a developed nation but Prime Minister John G. Diefenbaker was one of the most important. He started to change Canada with one of his first policies the Canadian Bill of Rights. This was the most important policy and was the country's first federal law to protect human rights and freedom. Another policy worthy of notice is the Royal Commission on Health Services.

Before the Charters of Rights and Freedoms were introduced to our Constitution we had to follow the BNA Act also known as The Constitution Act of 1867, which was passed by the British parliament. “This Constitution distributed power between Federal and Provincial governments” (Reference3). Later on in 1960s, the Federal government passed the Canadian Bill of rights “The Bill spoke of Fundamental freedoms, Legal rights and equality rights before the law” (Reference4). This Bill couldn’t do as much because it was no more powerful than any other law, and it was only applied for Federal laws. For many years’ Canada’s Prime Ministers were looking for ways to bring the Constitution home. Prime Minister Trudeau also wanted to add the Charter of Rights and Freedoms to the Constitution. The Charter of Rights and Freedoms guaranteed all Canadians to have Fundamental Freedoms, Legal Rights, Equality Rights, Mobility Rights, and the main one Democratic

The problems that the Province of Canada have been facing before constitution may have just been a blessing in disguise, without these issues, there would be no BNA act, no constitution, an no Canada. There were three main issues at hand; Politics, economy, and the military. The main political problems have to do with the French and

Diefenbakers changes to immigration is why he should be remembered as the Canadian Prime Minister who best defended human rights. Upon becoming the Prime Minister of Canada, John diefenbakers intention was to unify and create equality for all Canadians. "I have one love - Canada; one purpose - Canada's greatness; one aim - Canadian unity from the Atlantic to the Pacific." (George par.1). Canada was Diefenbakers main focus, because John diefenbaker had such a great passion to see Canada unified, this made Diefenbaker a good leader.

Canada has a history of wars and famous people that its citizens can be proud of. In the past one hundred years there have been events or people that have really made an impact on history. For example D-Day, on the first day Canada made more progress up the beach than any other country, it was a massive victory! A person that Canada can be proud of is Frederick Banting. He created insulin which is a medicine that helps control the effects of diabetes.