Purpose of the Charter
This is the main purpose of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
What is protecting the rights and freedoms of Canadians?
This Charter section protects Fundamental Freedoms, section, and name 4 of the freedoms
What is Fundamental Freedoms? What is Section2? What is freedoms of expression, religion, assembly, association.
This Charter section guarantees equality rights.
What is Section 15?
This movement fought for women’s right to vote in the 1800s.
What are the suffragists?
This term means detention during a time of war.
What is internment?
This document became part of the Canadian Constitution in 1982.
What is the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms?
These rights allow Canadians to vote and run for office.
What are Democratic Rights?
This type of equality treats everyone exactly the same.
What is formal equality?
This group of women helped change the law so women were considered “persons.”
Who are the Famous Five?
This law allowed the government to intern groups during wartime.
What is the War Measures Act?
This group interprets the Charter when disputes arise.
What is the Supreme Court of Canada?
These rights protect people accused of crimes.
What are Legal Rights?
This type of equality focuses on equal quality of treatment.
What is substantive equality?
This Charter section guarantees equality regardless of gender.
What is Section 15?
This group was interned during World War I as “enemy aliens.”
Who were Ukrainian Canadians?
This is how individuals can use the Charter when their rights are restricted.
What is challenging government laws or actions in court?
These rights protect English and French as Canada’s official languages.
What are Official Language Rights?
This equality concept focuses on having the same resources.
What is equality of condition?
This Charter section cannot be overridden using the Notwithstanding Clause.
What is Section 28?
This group had their property confiscated during World War II.
Who were Japanese Canadians?
This is why Supreme Court decisions often affect laws across all of Canada.
What is because the Supreme Court is the highest court in Canada?
This Charter section allows courts to enforce Charter rights.
What is the Enforcement section of the Charter?
This Supreme Court example used substantive equality to support accessibility.
What is making public transit accessible for wheelchair users?
This issue shows that equality between men and women is still debated today.
What is the gender pay gap?
This action taken in 1988 addressed injustices against Japanese Canadians.
What is a formal apology and financial redress?