Congressional charter

was abundant in Canada with our Beaver especially. After failing to obtain French support on their terms, they went to England in 1665 and interested Prince Rupert, cousin of Charles II. They then went back to North America in 1668, and the royal charter was declared 2 years later under the name The “Governor and Company of Adventurers of England trading into Hudson Bay”. They were granted wide power including exclusive trading rights in the territory traversed by rivers flowing into Hudson…

women’s right; introducing the equal pay for equal work Act, allowing women to participate and have a high position in politics, and one of the biggest steps Canada has taken to improve women’s right is included equal treatment for men and women in The Charter Rights and Freedom. For many years, men were looked as the provider for their families therefore even though they had the same job as women it was common for them to get paid more than women. After World War II Canada began to support,…

For an individual to be blameworthy and criminally responsible for their actions, the accused person must have committed the actus reus and the mens rea. In the case of the accused pleading Not Criminally Responsible on Account of Mental Disorder (NCRMD), the court focuses on whether the accused had the mens rea while committing the alleged offence (Verdun-Jones, 2015). If the accused person did not know what he or she was doing was wrong, or did not appreciate the conduct or omission, the…

Although speech is a guaranteed freedom under our Charter, there are vague limits to when this freedom can be restricted by the government. Section 1 of the Charter, commonly referred to as the reasonable limits clause states “The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms guarantees the rights and freedoms set out in it subject only to such reasonable limits prescribed by law as can be demonstrably…

In Singh v. Canada, Minister of Employment and Immigration, 1985, the Supreme Court of Canada gave everyone who is physically present on Canadian soil the same Charter rights and protections as Canadian citizen. After this decision, it brought on many changes in the refugee system causing many problems to arise in our society. This decision was incorrect, as it endangers our citizens, encourages and benefits illegals, it costs out government millions of unnecessary dollars, and takes away from…

especially those that concern the depiction of minors in a pornographic setting. However, this brings forth the challenge of determining whether this content has an artistic merit, and therefore; constitutional under the Section 2(b) of the Canadian Charter. According to Brenda Cossman and her book, “Censorship and the Arts,” she stated that, “the assessment of artistic merit currently surrounds the role and purpose of the artwork in question; whether the role and purpose is to provide a…

The Canadian citizen has been, and continues to be, created out of a white, Eurocentric, narrative in which racism takes on the form “…of political color coding…when forging a liberal democratic politics for the country as a whole” (Bannerji 545). When racism is endorsed in the form of political doctrine and law, national truths dissolve and become lost inside of a narrative that saves face through diction. In order to apply for citizenship to Canada, adult applicants must fill out…

assists or is a party to a rite, ceremony, contract or consent that purports to sanction a relationship mentioned.” (The Government of Canada, 1985). This law should be decriminalized based on the fact it goes against Section 2.B of The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Section 2. B states that all citizens of Canada have the right to “freedom of thought, belief, opinion and expression, including freedom of the press and other media of communication.” (The Government of Canada, 1982). If…

the supreme law of land, was signed on April 17th, 1982, which included the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. It reflects the social, political, and economic values that Canadian society holds. With the addition of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms , its main purpose is to protect the minority over the majority. In this case, Zurera Ishaq felt her constitutional right to freedom of religion, section 2(a) of the charter was infringed upon, thus she took the matter to the courts. She had…

Born on April 30th 1959, Stephen Harper is a former Canadian prime minister who can best be used to define and describe a person who made it against all odds to make it to the top. After making it to the top, you do not have to rest but you can as well take it upon yourself to make a great impact on that which you've left behind you Stephen Joseph Harper brought about change all over Canada especially those districts and provinces he represented during his tenure in politics. Stephen Harper…