History of the Charter
April 17th 1982, the day Canada became completely
Independent
TRUE OR FALSE: According to the Charter, if you are imprisoned you surrender your right to vote
False
The process in which the Courts specifically add something to the Charter without actually changing the document
What is 'Read-In'?
Welcome, Important, Respected, Encouraged, Loved, Valued and
Celebrated
Shortest surname (last name)
Yunhan Ou
9 out of 10 provinces agreed, this being the one not to sign the Charter
Quebec
Which section of the Charter is considered of central importance to Canadians
Fundamental Freedoms
A 17 year old student in Sarnia, ON had his drug charges thrown out after the Courts decided the police search of his backpack was an
Unnecessary Search and Seizure
Total stars on flags
63
Only student with alliteration in their name
Maggie Moffat
The Prime Minister who decided its time for Canada to have its own Constitution
Who is Pierre Trudeau?
TRUE or FALSE: LGBTQ rights are not mentioned in the Charter, therefore they are not actually protected.
FALSE (Read-in to the Charter by the Supreme Court)
Vriend v. Alberta (1998) read this groups' rights into the Equality Rights section of the Charter
What is LGBTQ rights?
If American History is blue, Canadian History is red, Civics is
Green
Tried out for baseball, but was cut by Mr. McMillan
Ryland
Why didn't the Bills of Rights work too well?
The Federal govt could not enforce it on the Provinces
Police officers cannot just search your property at will, this would be considered an unneccessary ________________ & ________________
Search & Seizure
This section of the Charter allows provinces to ignore some sections
Section 33 (Notwithstanding clause)
How many Canadian Maple Leafs on display?
5
Played on the soccer team, but in separate years
Gavin and London
Two problems with the British North America Act
Written in the 1800s by old aristocratic people AND it said NOTHING about your rights as Canadians
The formula for amending the Charter (two different things)
Parliament votes in favour, then 7/10 provinces = 50% or more of the population support the change
R. v. Mellenthin (1992) was a case relating to the privacy one shall have within their
Vehicle
Continents seen on maps
North America, Europe, Asia and Africa
As far as I know, I have taught an older sibling to these 3 students
Camilla, Jasmine and Daniel Good