The Importance Of Canadian Law

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The law gives citizens rights as well as the security of the country, a country without the law as a person without the soul. Therefore, the law is really important to a country. In real life, every country has its laws, and so does Canada. Some people say that there are too many laws that limit the freedom of the people in many ways. For instance, people can not use too many coins in a transaction in Canada, also people can not purchase or sell rats in Alberta, these seemingly normal behavior is illegal in Canada or some parts of Canada, because Canada has laws which specifically be designed to limit these acts. However, actually, Canadian law is not enough.
The law needs to be strengthened continuously, because the law should touch on all

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