Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms

In the mid-twentieth century, the poverty of Canadian seniors sparked the enactment of a number of distributive policies designed to ameliorate the situation (McMullin 323). The Canadian government initiated a network of financial coverage for elderly citizens, including Old Age Security, the Guaranteed Income Supplement, the Canada/Quebec Pension Plan, and incentives for retirement savings in the form of Registered Retirement Savings Plans (McMullin 324). The Old Age Security Pension is a…

Canada made a great name for herself, but also made some decisions that are still questioned today. In the Great War, Canadians performed the first coordinated attack in the war, capturing a vital German stronghold, Vimy Ridge. Only 15,00 Canadians succeeded where 100,000 British soldiers had previously failed. This fierce reputation was reinforced in the Second World War, where Canadians fought in the vital Italian campaign to…

Human rights are rights entitled to everyone by birth. A list of inalienable human rights is included in the United Nations Universal Declaration on Human Rights 1948 (Int). Bill of rights is a declaration of human rights protection and guarantees usually issued by a national government. A bill of right usually comprised of an implementation of International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights 1996 (Int) (ICCPR) into domestic law. ICCPR is a treaty between states to recognize civil and…

airplanes. Prime Minister of Canada, Mackenzie King, decided to intern Japanese Canadian citizens based on speculative evidence. Both the RCMP and the Defence Department lacked proof of any sabotage or espionage, but even so, on February 24, 1942, an order-in-council passed under the Defence of Canada Regulations of the War Measures Act gave the federal government the power to intern all people of Japanese racial origin. The Canadian government…

naturalisation, polarization, communication, intermarriage and Canadian citizenship show us that multiculturalism has always helped in maintaining the unity of the country. The initial…

However, my mother is the foundation of all my values. For as long as I can remember, my mother has always told me to ‘seek to help another, yet never expect it in return’. When I think of compassion and generosity in Canadian culture, this saying rings in my ears. I’ve always been taught to be grateful, generous, and live my life with compassion; to be cautious yet always have other people’s best interest at heart. She would constantly remind me, my actions represent…

upon their rights in any way. According to Mill, “no one should be forcibly prevented from acting in any way he chooses provided his acts are not invasive of the free acts of others”. Actions only affecting the self should be left as a private matter, and general society, including government, media, law enforcement, etc., would be unable to halt their activities. Therefore, the only regulation on behaviour would be behaviours…

significance of the right to privacy. Especially given that there is a high expectation of privacy in someone’s home. In other words, to what extent should the government be allowed to collect personal information of its citizens. Although it is evident that Tessling broke the law, the method of seizure was found to be unlawful and a serious intrusion on his privacy rights according to Abella J.A (pg. 439). The search and seizure was, therefore, unreasonable and in violation of s. 8 of the…

1. What is the goal of an interrogation? The goal of an interrogation is to get a confession. Some of the key elements are the admission of guilt from the suspect and to provide enough information to fight a court action. To add to this, in the video ‘Confessions’ by Ofra Bikel it stated that a police officer does not interrogate a suspect unless he is completely determined of the guilt of that suspect before the interrogation begins. In this case ‘Norfolk Four’ the interrogation lead to a…

Myths are not entirely accurate, but they do contain many truths in that it helps us create a sense of ourselves and connect to a larger group of people who together form a nation. A civic nation with its fundamental rights and values and supporting myths is the only type of nationalism that functions properly. The constitution is the most important document in any society and should be held above everything else if you choose to become a citizen. The foundation of…