Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms

citizens to "melt" and assimilate into one culture -- the American culture. In Canada, multiculturalism contributes and establishes Canadian identity. Multiculturalism makes the Canadian identity unique as it contributes to the diversity of society, guarantees equal rights among citizens, and leads to higher rates of naturalization. To begin with,…

In this particular situation, LeBel found no evidence that anyone’s safety is at risk, then disregarded the objective for violations of the right since the statues were not required. Legal pluralism According to Tamanaha, legal pluralism is a situation where “different bodies of law … operate or overlap within the same social field.” There’s ways to better understand the system of legal…

There was a quote said once by Pierre Trudeau, “Canada will be a strong country when Canadians of all provinces feel at home, in all parts of the country, and when they feel that all Canada belongs to them”. Trudeau was hoping that while he was Prime Minister, he would make every Canadian love their country and feel like everyone belongs. Trudeau took office in 1968 and ended his first term in 1979 and did a second term from 1980–84. During his time in office, he accomplished many things.…

thought of as being a democratic county where freedom of speech is naturally given to everyone. However, during situations of opposing views and national conflicts, a very common question rises – are Canadian citizens actually free to speak without limitations? In On Liberty, John Stuart Mill explores the limitations and regulations on freedom of speech and formulates a theory that the intervention of government would result in degeneration of freedom of speech for citizens. However, in the…

In this case (Gosselin vs Quebec) we witness one of the first poverty cases under the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms to reach the Supreme Court of Canada. Gosselin not only representing herself in this case, but also representing a class of social assistance recipients. Those social assistance recipients below the age of 30 are heavily misunderstood and the majority, stipulates a negative stigma toward those within that class. It is through this evident stereotype we see unpersuasive…

Children’s Rights during Divorce Proceedings Divorce is an ordeal that significantly affects the children as it does the parents. As a result of its negative impact, children’s rights during divorce proceedings to help them, their well-being a primary concern. The current divorce rights for involved children consider many aspects to provide families with the superlative remedy. The sole concern of the justice system, in terms of children’s rights during divorce proceedings, is to consider the…

protected by the law, as shown in the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedom, which forms the first part of the Constitution Act. The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedom protects our rights, these rights include fundamental freedoms democratic rights mobility rights legal rights equality rights language rights minority language educational rights. The rights above protect every Canadian citizen and without discrimination, more specifically, the equality right makes sure we are all equally…

Summary: On Thursday, June 18, 2015 the conservative government of Canada received royal assent for a new piece of anti-terror legislation which will give expanded, controversial, and sweeping powers to Canada’s spy agency; the Canadian Security and Intelligence Service (CSIC). Because of the very radical changes C-51 proposes to the current terror prevention structure in Canada, many have simultaneously criticized and praised it. With opponents stipulating that because of the bill’s vague…

understood as the visible minorities which make up approximately 19 percent of Canada’s population. To put in perspective, 1 in 5 Canadians identifies as a member of a visible minority and in the province of Ontario, 1 in 4 (Cochrane, Blidook, Dyck, 2017). Despite the official recognition of multiculturalism in Canada, systemic racism against…

Gun Control is an important issue to Canadians in today’s society. Society’s concerns about protection from violent crimes involving firearms have encouraged Canadian Parliament to pass tougher gun control legislation. In the early 1800s, Canada lacked a rational/permanent, gun policy. The gun restrictions that did exist were temporary executed during elections and rebellions. The federal government is mainly responsible for guns and gun control in Canada. Legislation covering guns and gun…