Section Eleven of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms

The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms was signed into law by Queen Elizabeth II April 17, 1982. Often referred to as the Charter, it affirms the rights and freedoms of Canadians in the Constitution of Canada. The Charter encompasses fundamental freedoms, democratic rights, mobility rights, legal rights, language rights and equality rights. The primary function of the Charter is to act as a regulatory check between Federal, Provincial and Territorial governments and the Canadian people. Being

Canada’s protection of its citizens’ rights, or lack thereof, specifically in regard to the recent amendment to its Citizenship Act in the form of Bill C-24, or the “Strengthening Canadian Citizenship Act”. Through this amendment, Canada acts to limit its protection of the rights of its new and dual citizens. Bill C-24 makes several changes to Canada’s Citizenship Act that directly affects Canadian citizens who hold citizenships elsewhere, whether they be Canadian born and raised, or newly naturalized

Charter of Rights and Freedoms The Canadian constitution is the foundation that forms and brings together our nation government and its legal system. You can also consider the constitution as a rulebook. It contains rules and regulations that political parties must follow in order to adopt, amend, or revoke a law. The constitution has three main sources. In 1867 the British North American Act passed, which was the first source of the constitution. A change was made to the BNA act and was patriated

The first Europeans to arrive in now Canadian territory were the French in the early 17th century, who founded towns at the Bay of Fundy and along the St. Lawrence River (Hofmeister, 1970, p. 52). The new settlements in the former region (now located in New Brunswick and Nova Scotia) were called Acadia, the residents of the latter region (current Québéc) called themselves Canadiens (SOURCE). Although both regions were occupied by French speakers, they were two distinct French colonies (SOURCE). During

The case name is Court of Appeal for Ontario, and the citation is R. v. Banks, 2007 ONCA 19. In this appeal, the Safe Streets Act, 1999, S.O. 1999, c. 8 (the "Act") and a section of the Highway Traffic Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. H.8, challenged constitutionally. The eleven appellants contend that the legislation is unconstitutional and are attempting to have their convictions for provincial violations overturned. On several City of Toronto highways, the appellants Banks, Barrington, and Collins were seen

and fearless during the war and did everything they could possibly do. Canadian soldiers participated in one of their successful battles named the battle of Vimy Ridge, women had a very important contribution, and Canada had an incredible contribution to nursing in the First World War. Canada had an important role in World War 1 by participating in Vimy Ridge, women’s important contribution, and nurses effort. First, Canadian soldiers participated in one of their successful battles named the battle

the United Nations, human rights are defined as “rights inherent to all human beings, whatever their nationality, place of residence, sex, national or ethnic origin, colour, religion, language, or any other status. Humans all equally entitled to human rights without discrimination. These rights are all interrelated, interdependent and indivisible.” The fight to protect human rights has been ongoing since the creation of law. The question of what constitutes as a human right has been raised time and

been very slim up until now. Recently the Canadian Alliance Party has put forth efforts to reinstate it, which has put the controversial topic back up for debate. This has divided many Canadians concerning their beliefs. Capital punishment should never be reinstated in Canada as it is a barbaric practice that is unjust. This essay will clearly demonstrate that reinstating capital punishment

Physician Assisted Suicide: The Canadian Euthanasia Debate Imagine laying in bed; your eyes are open and you cannot move. Your brain is working but cannot tell your body how to function. We as a society have a right and a moral obligation to legalize physician-assisted suicide. The legalizing euthanasia grants terminally ill patients; the right to die without withdrawing from life support. Also giving the right for patients to die on their own terms. Euthanasia is a publically supposed issue that

of Canadians have not heard of the deal in