Section 2
Although a person’s freedom of religion is a Charter protected right, it can be overlooked when the religious teachings of the parent conflict with the _____ of the child.
What is best-interest
In this case, a doctor running an abortion clinic is repeatedly put on trial, as abortions were illegal at the time without being first tried by a committee.
What is the R. v. Morgentaler case?
This case ruled that strip searches cannot be carried out as routine applicable to all arrestees, and set a framework for when strip searches are only allowed to be conducted under certain conditions.
What is R. v. Golden?
A loaded revolver was found on Donnohue Grant along with marijuana
What was found on Grant
The defendant argued that his sentence was considered _______
What is cruel and unusual punishment?
This SCC case set precedent that custody and access decisions must be based on the best interests of the child, with judges given broad discretion to consider all relevant factors.
What is Young v. Young
In this case, the law which banned medically assisted suicide was struck down.
What is the Carter v. Canada case?
Government intrusion into an individual’s reasonable expectation of privacy without legal justification.
What is unreasonable search and seizure?
This case established police are allowed to detain someone for investigation if they have reasonable suspicion, but can’t do it based on a “hunch”
What is R v. Mann
The Supreme Court ruled that this sentencing for second degree murder was not disproportionate to the crime.
What is a life sentence?
In Young v. Young, the father’s access to his child after the divorce was due to his teachings of this faith.
What is Jehovah's witness faith
This case was before medically assisted suicide was struck down, where the SCC held that the ban on medically assisted suicide was not a violation of s.7
What is the Rodriguez v. British Columbia case?
This case resulted in the Criminal Code being amended to allow DNA samples to be taken from a suspect with a warrant.
What is R. v. Stillman?
Holding someone without legal justification and using a vague law without the proper procedure
What is arbitrary detention
The defense argued that the mandatory ________ was too severe for the crime that the defendant committed.
What is a minimum sentence?
This case set precedent that hate speech laws can justifiably limit freedom of expression under section 1 of the Charter.
What is R. v. Keegstra
The right to life is engaged where the law or state action imposes an increased risk of death either directly or indirectly.
What is right to life
An individual would be expected to have their place and items not being searched unless s.8 is breached.
What is a reasonable expectation of privacy?
When an individual is legally required to comply with a direction or demand forcing the individual to think they have no choice but to comply.
What is psychological detention
This form of punishment, which was given out to the most severe of crimes, is outlawed in all of Canada, as it violated s.12’s rights.
What is the death penalty?
In R. v. Keegstra, the teacher was charged with wilfully promoting hatred by teaching this view to students.
What is anti-semtic
These three aspects make up the s.7, and have been subject to change multiple times in its definition.
What is life, liberty, and security?
An individual is temporarily held by the police when the police have reasonable grounds to suspect the individual related to an offence without formal arrest.
What is investigative detention?
This case established the framework for determining psychological detention
What did R v. Grant establish
In this case, a man kills his daughter, who has cerebral palsy, claiming it was an act of mercy killing.
What is R. v. Latimer?