Canadian Corps

John Diefenbaker and the Canadian Bill of Rights John Diefenbaker was the thirteenth Prime minister of Canada. He was elected in 1957, forming the Progressive Conservative Government, and from the beginning of his campaign, he made it a promise that he would create a Bill of Rights for Canada. He was a very progressive Prime Minister who believed in equality and fairness, “Diefenbaker brought diversity into government- he appointed the first woman to a cabinet post and the first Aboriginal…

Bill C-51, the Anti-Terrorism Act has undergone recent changes since 2015. These changes have resulted in many legal issues that violate the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, namely, those freedoms regarding section 2(b), the freedom of thought, belief, opinion and expression. This paper will discuss the background of Bill C-51, its legal issues regarding the violation of section 2(b) of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, as well as applying each issue to the Oakes Test to determine if there are…

In recent years, spanking and use of physical discipline towards a child has not only been a hotly debated issue in parenting but in Canadian politics and law as well. For centuries physical acts such as spanking, slapping and grabbing have been popular ways to discipline children, but does that mean such abuse should be justified? Amidst numerous recognition of the rights of children by advocates and the government to monumental societal changes regarding parental discipline, correctional…

In schools, students are taught about the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, as well as the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Students are taught about what rights these documents give you, but do not talk about the things that violate them. Human trafficking violates both of these documents, as it using people as currency. As of 2005 (Roots, 1) in the Criminal Code of Canada, under section 279.01 to sections 279.04, it is stated that six offences in the criminal code specifically…

This model is an addition of the Canadian Model of Occupational Performance (CMOP), focusing on engagement as a primary aspect of occupational performance. CMOP-E was published in 2007 and developed by Helene Polatajoko, Elizabeth Townsend and Janet Craik. (McColl et al., 2015). The ideas within this theoretical model stem from the ideas associated in the Person-Environment-Occupation (PEO) model. (McColl et al., 2015). The core of this model is the importance and value spirituality has on…

Irrespective of the array of approaches to change management, there are models that can be used as a guide for delivering successful change in CIBCFCIB processes. The objective of this plan is intended to address the opportunity or loss that change brings to organisations whether public or private and to prepare staff engagement to achieve successful transformation. Change can arise from both internal and external factors. The external sources include technological advances, social, political…

Government involvement is crucial in society. For a nation and its citizens to prosper, government intervention must be imposed. The source which is presented is a quote said by Jean Chretien, who was the former prime minister of Canada, claiming that an influential leader is aware of political systems and as well as, economical operations. Jean Chretien possesses a liberal ideology. He is a communist and his views are left-wing on the spectrum, as in, he claims a prominent leader should…

of the French habitation. As a matter of fact, there is an enormous amount of the French population outside the province of Québec in areas such as New Brunswick, Manitoba and Western part of Ontario. In section 16 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedom gives all Canadians the right to use either French or English in Parliament, which helps to facilitate the involvement of Quebec and other French speaking provinces. Another part of the Charter is section 23 gives rights for children to be…

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…

The role of the judiciary is to administer justice to all citizens and it comprises of courts that take decisions on a very large number of cases. Judicial independence is the keystone of Canadian judiciary. That is the reason, the judiciary is an independent from other branches of government, the executive and legislative. The main role of a judge is to interpret laws. Judicial independence means that, the other organs of the government must not restrain the functioning and should not interfere…