Rights
This section of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms lays out the Fundamental Rights for all Canadians.
What is Section 2
What is a jury?
This political thinking concept highlights how different people have different lived experiences. This changes how they see civic issues and their world view.
What is Political Perspective?
Iran
What is a Theocracy?
Jim Keegstra, a former teacher, felt the force of Section 1 of the Charter when the Supreme Court ruled that he was not allowed to express his ideas about this WWII Genocide.
What is the Holocaust?
Sections 7,8,9,10,11,12 all deal with this kind of right. You might want to call someone who knows them better.
What are Legal Rights?
Every Canadian of a certain age is expected to do this during Federal, Provincial or Municipal Elections.
What is Vote?
Number of people affected + proximity to my and/or my community = this.
What is Political Significance?
North Korea, Cuba, Belarus, Vietnam
What is a Communist Dictatorship?
When deciding on police policy, authorities use this test to determine if they are respecting "innocent until proven guilty".
What is the Oakes Test?
« Votre Honneur, je demande que ces procédures judiciaires soient menées en français, comme c’est mon droit en tant que Canadien. »
What are Language Rights?
This responsibility of a good citizen involves following the rules set by all levels of government.
What is obeying the law?
Too much of either of these things is not good for a society. A little of both makes for a good time.
What are Stability and Change?
Saudi Arabia, Oman, Vatican City
What is an Absolute Monarchy?
Constable Singh, a Member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, found himself at the center of a Charter Case when he was asked to remove his turban if he wanted to continue as an officer. A clear violation of what?
This section allows the government to place "reasonable" limits on the rights of Canadians
What is Section 1?
One of the responsibilities of a citizen is to contribute to this, so that the community as a whole will benefit.
What is the Common Good?
Why are we doing this? is a good question to ask when thinking about making a new law. So is, any unintended consequences?
What are Goals and Outcomes?
USA, France
What is a Republic?
Thou shall not work on the Sabbath, unless you are this Calgary based pharmacy which found itself fighting for it's rights to be open on Sunday.
What is the Big M Drugmart?
Mobility Rights, the right to travel around within and outside of Canada, are outlined in this section.
What is Section 6?
What is the environment?
Canada, UK, Australia, New Zealand
What is a Constitutional Monarchy?
What is the Emergencies Act?