Fundamental Freedoms
An example of fundamental freedoms
e.g. What is freedom of religion? What is freedom of thought? What is freedom of association? What is freedom of peaceful assembly?
The section of the Charter that places a reasonable limit on people’s rights and freedoms
What is Section 1?
He is the prime minister who passed the Canadian Bill of Rights in 1960
Who is John Diefenbaker?
This legal right protects individuals from being arrested or detained without sufficient evidence
What is the right to be free from arbitrary arrest or detention?
This fundamental freedom was used as a defense for a child dying of lack of medical care.
What is freedom of religion?
Freedom of speech can be limited for this reason
What is hate speech? What is defamation? What is inciting violence?
This was entrenched in the Canadian Constitution
What is the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms?
In the case of R. v. Morgentaler, the Supreme Court of Canada decided that the abortion provision violated this section
What is s. 7?
In the case of R. v. Keegstra, Keegstra said this section of the Charter was said to have been violated
What is s. 2(b)?
Big M. Drug Mart Limited claimed this legal fundamental right had been violated in the R. v. Big M. Drug Mart Limited case?
What is freedom of religion?
This act was enacted in 1867
What is the Constitution Act?
This legal right protects individuals from capital punishment in Canada
What is the right to be free from cruel and unusual punishment?
This test is used to determine if a law can limit a Charter right using section one of the Charter
What is the Oakes test?
These are the requirements for section 1 to be invoked
What are: it enforces an important government objective, the limitation of individual rights and freedoms is limited, and the law is clear and sets precise standards?
This was signed in 1982.
What is the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms?
In the case of R. v. Patrick, Patrick argued that this section of the Charter was violated
What is s. 8? What is the right to be secure against unreasonable search or seizure?