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    The entrenchment of rights in the Canadian Constitution comes after long experience with a system of parliamentary supremacy. The American judicial tradition of treating the written constitution as fundamental law cannot have an instant Canadian counterpart. Thus, it does not follow that the Canadian courts will necessarily claim a role comparable to that of courts in the United States, nor is it clear that the representative

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    The Charter has a global source of national advantage and unity, fostering the evolution of a Canadian identity. The Charter supplies Canadian citizens, permanent residents, or newcomers with the broad set of rights and freedoms. However, this uplifts an important question to everyone: what are these rights and freedoms? The Charter secures crucial rights and freedoms by limiting the capacity of governments to pass laws or take measures that are discriminatory. The Charter basically wants everyone

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    only know life sheltered by the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms it’s easy not to appreciate the security it provides. It can also be a foregone conclusion that this generation of Canadians couldn’t imagine life without the privileges of the charter. Still, there is an argument that Canadians were better off before the charter was included in the Constitution of Canada. The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms was not the first enactment that afforded Canadians with principles. Constitutional

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    In section 15 the Charter states: “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” (Section 15, Charter of Rights and Freedoms). In January 1991, Delwin Vriend was fired from a Christian college

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    “We must now establish the basic principles, the basic values and beliefs which hold us together as Canadians” are the words written on a document I hold very close to me, the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. In 2005, I recognized what the Charter was, and meant, through an issue the polarized the nation, the Civil Marriages Act. As a curious ten year old, I asked questions, I watched interviews on CBC, trying to figure out why it was resolutely defended even after backlash from many faith communities

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    improperly questioned, Mirandized and detained as a result of his excited utterance due to a language barrier. The question is whether the Missouri officials and Canadian authorities had the right to question Hernandez while imprisoned to satisfy his Due Process rights. BRIEF ANSWER: For the most part, no. Although Hernandez is a Canadian, Canadian officials cannot come to the United States to question him while he is incarcerated in the American prison system. Under the 6th Amendment, it states that

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    Many people believe The Charter of Rights and Freedoms, founded by Pierre Elliott Trudeau benefited and became the base for Canada’s foundation. Ironically, it is assumed that the Charter created individual rights and freedoms. However, I will argue that the Charter of Rights and Freedoms negatively impacted Canada, and that these affects are still being delt by Canadians. For these reasons, I will also examine the Charter did more harm to Canadians than good. The Charter Rights and Freedoms affected

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    The On The New Murder Trial

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    utterance due to a language barrier. The question is whether the statements taken by Missouri officials and Canadian authorities will be allowed to be used in Hernandez’ Texas trial. BRIEF ANSWER: For the most part, no. The statements will not be admissible because the acts of the Canadian police force, who were working outside of their jurisdiction, are subject to the Canadian Charter. Because of that violation, the accused’s right to counsel and right to silence were hindered. These violations

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    The Charter of Rights and Freedom is a part of the Canadian Constitution which is a set of laws with basic rules that run our country. Before the Charter was established, the Canadian society was corrupt and unjust, but with the addition of it, Canada grew into a renowned wealthy, free, and equal country. The Charter puts in place rights and freedoms that are necessary for a balanced democratic society and it involves laws and rules that keep citizens protected and safe. It also provides opportunities

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    The Charter of Rights and Freedoms is part of Canada’s written constitution called the Constitution Act in 1982 it was the second main aspect of the Act and it guaranteed fundamental, democratic, legal, egalitarian, and linguistic rights and freedoms against government intrusion, it imposed formal new limitations on the governments in interaction with its citizens. The charter has made society more equitable for visible minorities through its use of its Fundamental Rights and Freedoms and Section

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