Heritage
What is the highest court in Canada?
The Supreme Court of Canada
Are your Charter rights unlimited?
No. Your Charter rights have reasonable limits. (section 1)
What does MAID stand for.
Medical Assistance in Dying
What is the name of our municipal police service?
Niagara Regional Police
This set of laws describes what is allowed and not allowed at a workplace.
Employment Standards Legislation
What is the source of civil law in Quebec?
Napoleonic Code
Which human rights document protects you against your landlord?
Provincial Human Rights Code
What was the name of the person that got the old abortion law struck down?
Dr. Henry Morgentaler
Only people who have been in this profession for 10 years can become judges.
A lawyer
What is the term for an illegal strike?
Wildcat
Name 2 things that were added to the Constitution when it was patriated in 1982
the Charter of Rights and the amending formula
What is the most comprehensive human rights document ever written?
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
What are the 3 categories of firearms?
unrestricted, restricted and prohibited
This profession can do many things a lawyer can do on less serious matters.
para-legal
Essential services
Name one natural law philosopher
Plato, Aristotle, Aquinas
What constitutes undue hardship?
When an accommodation is either too expensive or cannot avoid a health and safety risk.
Under current Ontario law, how many plants can a person grow at home?
4
This profession would respond to a dog running loose in the city.
animal control/by-law enforcement officer
This law states that all employees in a union workplace must pay union dues even if they choose to not join the union.
Rand formula
State the amending formula to the Constitution.
The Federal government plus 7/10 provinces whose combined population is at least 50% of Canada must agree.
Explain when the Canada Human Rights Act applies.
When a citizens rights were violated by the federal government as their employer or if their rights are violated in an industry that is regulated by the federal government e.g. banking, broadcasting, air travel
Name one Canadian law that was changed to include transgender rights.
Canada Human Rights Act, Criminal Code, Provincial Human Rights Codes
The location of the training college for police officers in Ontario,
Aylmer
What is pay equity?
That women should receive equal pay for work of equal value