This was the case dealing with hate speech and a history teacher preaching anti-Semitic views to his students
What is Keegstra
100
This was the original precursor to the Charter of Rights and Freedoms
What is the Canadian Bill of Rights
100
This is the precursor to the Canadian Constitution of 1867
What is the British North America Act
100
This is the term for protecting a portion of a constitution by ensuring that it can be changed only through constitutional amendment
What is entrenchment
100
This is the name of the delegate from Manitoba that quashed the Meech lake accord
What is Elijah Harper
200
This is a case dealing with two Toronto women who were experiencing difficulty with the definition of marriage being between a "man and a woman"
What is M v H
200
This was the year that the Charter of Rights and Freedoms was entrenched in the Constitution
What is 1982
200
This was the year that the Canadian Constitution was created (the first time)
What is 1867
200
These are restrictions on rights and freedoms that are imposed if the merits of the limits are determined to advance society's interests
What are reasonable limits
200
This is the name of the leader of the Parti Quebecois during the 1980 referendum
Who is Rene Levesque
300
This is the case dealing with a young man who had been accused of drug trafficking for having an excessive amount of hash oil on him at the time of arrest
What is Oakes
300
This is the year that the Canadian Bill of Rights was passed
What is 1960
300
This was the year that the Canadian Constitution was amended for the first time
What is 1982
300
This the name of the statement in the Charter that may be invoked by Parliament or provincial legislatures to override basic Charter provisions
What is the notwithstanding clause
300
This is the name of the highest court in the land
What is the Supreme Court of Canada
400
In the Oakes case, this was the eventual outcome of the ruling
What is Oakes being acquitted of trafficking charges - likely charged with possession
400
This Prime Minister was the one responsible for introducing the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms
Who is Pierre Elliott Trudeau
400
These are the two components of the Canadian Constitution (
What are the written and unwritten
400
This is the term for the main purpose of a law, as opposed to its incidental effects
What is pith and substance
400
This is the name of the term for Canada bringing the constitution home - our ability to make changes to our own constitution
What is Patriation
500
In the M v H case, this was the eventual outcome (a reassessment of these terms)...
What is the term spouse being redefined from "man and woman" to "two persons"
500
DAILY DOUBLE: These are 2 of the key differences between the Canadian Bill of Rights and the Charter
What is the Charter applying to all levels of government and being constitutionally entrenched - thus not easily changed!
500
The Constitution of Canada sits where in respect to the hierarchy of law?
What is the very top or top of the pyramid
500
This is a method for making changes to a Constitution; in Canada's case, a method that would no longer involve British Parliament
What is an amending formula
500
This is the war that spawned the British North America Act