Canada's Constitution Changes

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The form and content of the Constitution Act (1982) and the current status of individual and collective rights in Canada today is a third important aspect of the “rights” here in Canada. Without the Constitution Act (1982) and the current status of individual and collective rights in Canada, Canada’s society would have stayed the same regarding the “rights” of the citizens. As years go by, society changes and that means that the “rights” have to change as well in order to keep up with Canada’s changing society. As the Constitution Act changed throughout the years it improved Canada’s living environment by creating the “rights” that were needed amongst the citizens of Canada at that current time. Without the Constitution Act (1982) and the current

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