Charter of Rights and Freedoms
What year was the Charter of Rights and Freedoms created?
1982
Which rights or freedoms are intended to prevent discrimination from happening?
Equality rights
How many fundamental freedoms are there?
4
The right to be free of imprisonment, search and seizure without reasons backed by law and evidence is which type of right?
Legal
The charter has been to outer space.
True
The Charter of Rights and Freedoms is part of Canada's ________.
Constitution
What do these groups of people have in common? Indigenous Peoples, Black Canadians, Jewish communities, Muslim communities, and others.
They experience discrimination
Running for office (to be involved in the government) is part of which type of rights?
Democratic
The right to vote for a new government at least every five years is...?
A democratic right
What does suffrage mean?
The right to vote
The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms is comparable to the United States _____________. (3 Words)
Bill of Rights
What can we do to help stop discrimination?
Be an ally OR be respectful to everyone
What is the equality right outlined in the charter?
The right to be free of discrimination because of race, national or ethnic origin, religion, gender, age, or mental or physical disability.
What fundamental freedom would be infringed if you were forced to participate in religious practices that were not selected by you?
The freedom to choose your own religion.
Which Prime Minister put the Charter into the constitution?
Pierre Trudeau
What does the term constitution mean?
A special set of laws that establish a framework of governance.
What is the specific name for discrimination in which others say hurtful things about their religion, blame them unfairly for things, or treat them differently just because they are Jewish?
Antisemitism
The right to move anywhere within Canada and to earn a living there is which type of right?
Mobility
I can express my own opinions. This statement is part of which section of the charter?
Fundamental Freedoms
In order to be protected by the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, a person must be a Canadian citizen.
False
The Charter of Rights and Freedoms includes both individual rights and what other type of rights?
Collective
Islamophobia is discrimination against what group of people?
Muslim people (or those who follow the Islamic religion)
If you are arrested and the police do not provide you with a reason, as well as deny access to a lawyer, this is an infringement of what type of rights?
Legal
Life, liberty, security. This is part of which section of the charter?
Legal Rights
How many languages has the charter been translated into?
23