Canadian Corps

Philosophy 1B03 Essay #1 The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, in effect since April 17, 1982 guarantees the rights of individuals by a set of laws and their limits entrenched in the Canadian Constitution. The biggest priority of the Charter is to protect Canadians from the state and minorities from parliamentary majority. Legal rights to life, liberty and security are rooted in the Canadian Charter. This includes laws guaranteeing freedom of speech, press, religious practice,…

Canadian Citizen speech Hello class. Guess which country invented Basketball, Maple Syrup, peanut butter, and even superman? It’s Canada. As Jane Fonda said,” When I am in Canada, this is what the world should be like” and I totally agree with Jane Fonda. Today, I’ll be talking about how I feel as a Canadian Citizen, why my parents moved to Canada, and how I appreciate Canada and the fact that I am living here. I feel great to be a Canadian Citizen because we have our rights. The rights of…

communities throughout Canada. In particular, the Aboriginal, African Canadian, Asian Canadian, and Arab-Canadian communities…

In past 30 years Canadian courts are struggling with the Charter’s emphasis under section 11(b) that “any person charged with an offence has the right to be tried within a reasonable time”. There has been still not any clarity what is “reasonable time” despite courts has described some factors to determine it. The most important case with reference to reasonableness was R v Askov (1990), where the Supreme Court held (9-0) that accused rights have been violated under section 11 (b) of the Charter…

History Culminating The speech Prime Minister Sir Wilfrid Laurier delivered in 1904 made a bold statement in which he stated all citizens of Canada should be united and treated fairly. Although there has been many times in which Canada had made poor decisions, I still think Canada has improved since 1914. Canada, a country that has been improving was historically bound to make mistakes. Certain issues and events that helped Canada become what it is today include: women 's rights, U.S…

transformed this country. Canadian domestic legislation has developed the foundation of Canada’s national identity, one that values multiculturalism, human rights, diversity, and the welfare of its citizens. Canada’s trade and economic policy has helped establish Canada’s independency and has given the country a reputation for having good financial practices, establishing Canada as a prosperous country. Canada’s involvement in wars post-World War II, the creation of the Canadian Forces, and…

Abortion is a topic that to this day remains as controversial as it was in 1869 for many Canadians. It still makes headlines when new movements arise, it still is common to hear people trying to persuade others to become pro-choice or pro-life, and it still is something that supposedly needs debated about in Canada’s House of Parliament. Simply put, the importance of having a choice has affected a majority of women throughout Canada as whether one chose to continue with their pregnancy or not,…

political leaders, many Canadians admired the charisma, humour, and determination of the handsome and young John F. Kennedy. As Canada’s centennial approached and optimism was again reaching the peak, many Canadians were ready for a new modern style in their Prime Minister. In 1967, many Canadians believed that they had found it in the new Federal Liberal Party leader, Pierre Elliott Trudeau. This modern charisma hit Canada with the rise of Pierre Trudeau, who was a new type of Canadian…

Even though multiple laws had been passed, it was evident that women and men were still not equal in the workplace. In 1981, women gathered together and lobbied Members of Parliament to include women’s rights in Canada’s constitution. Thanks to the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms in 1982, women were now legally protected against discrimination in the workplace. Section 15 of the Act made discrimination against race, colour, religion, sex or national origin illegal in Canada. Section 28…

There have been many issues in the past that women have overcome, but there are still many issues today that we still can’t seem to resolve. Even though the Charter of Rights and Freedoms was created to resolve these and many other problems we have in society, it still doesn’t seem to support all the issues that women still face. Women do not feel safe, secure and protected in the choices that they make in society because their rights and freedoms under the Charter of Rights are not consistent…