Did you know that The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms was set in place in 1982? The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms is set in place to help protect the individual rights of Canadians. Within the Charter, Canadian citizens have many rights and freedoms, for example, the right to express their opinion, vote, move freely around Canada and to be free from discrimination. If the government enacts legislation to refute these rights and freedoms, as Canadians, we are able to take the issue to the Supreme Court of Canada to fight for our rights. Democratic rights give you the right to vote for members of the House of Commons and the provincial legislature.
Should reasonable accommodation be implemented in Quebec? “Reasonable accommodation refers to the idea that equality rights set out in section 15 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms demands that accommodation be made to various ethnic minorities. The concept is especially applied with reference to the anti-discrimination laws in Québec's Charter of Human Rights and Freedoms.” (Rock, Hoag) Multicultural and ‘multiculturalism are terms commonly used to refer to “a social condition of ethnic and racial multiplicity, to a government policy for addressing the problems associated with such range, and to an ideal of interethnic harmony and cooperation on the basis of equality”. (Harold Troper) As an ideal or ideology, multiculturalism sets a standard for the equal treatment of new and minority members of an existing national society. It seems as though many calls for accommodation come from the advocates of mixed-up political precision, the promoters of multiculturalism, diversity and communitarianism.
The Act allowed for the term “Canadian” to be personalized to ones own story, origin and experiences oppose to an enforced definition of “what is to be Canadian”. An important stage was advanced upon the approval of The Multicultural Act that developed the Canadian identity. This directly impacted the nations arts and literature. As reflected in the works of Austin Clarke, Guy Bedard and Dionne Brand; the separation from origin or cultural background to the place of settlement (dual identity) can expose the differences and similarities between what one may identify themselves as (attachments to ones origin or culture) from their “Canadian” experiences. Austin Clarke, “the grand-daddy of African-Canadian literature” (225) established great achievements and popularity through his works exemplifying the issues surrounding dual identities.
Pierre Elliot Trudeau kept Canada united by avoiding the separation of Quebec. Trudeau gave a very powerful speech on May 14, 1980 in Quebec. A vote was to be made whether or not Quebec was to be separated from Canada. Trudeau pointed out in his speech that Quebec was the national government of French Canadians and the French Canadians and the French culture should be protected. Trudeau wanted French Canadians to feel more comfortable and to feel like they belonged to Canada by saying, “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)”.
Christopher Yanez Dr. Frank Mineo AJS/562 Federal Tort Claims Paper 03/16/2015 Federal Torts Claim Act of 1946 The monarch cannot be sued or have any wrongdoing. This is an old English principle that the doctrine of Sovereign immunity is derived from. Fortunately in 1946 an act called the Federal Torts Claim Act (FCTA) allowed the wavier of the sovereign immunity doctrine. The FCTA is an act that allows the federal government to be charged for negligent and wrongful acts of federal government employees acting within their employment and environment. The FCTA applies to local justice and security agencies under unique situations of negligence committed by local justice and security agencies.
Canada has made considerable contributions in organizations such as the UN, NATO and NORAD. The United Nations, or the UN, is an organization that promotes social and economic progress and peace world-wide. The North Atlantic Treaty Organization, or NATO, was formed in 1949 and was focused on protecting Western countries from the threat of invasion by Communist Nations. The North American Defence System, or NORAD, was an agreement created in 1957between Canada and the US. This agreement was designed in order to neutralize the possible threat of Soviet attack on North America.
Since the Criminal Code is a strictly federal jurisdiction to limit its control would deter its ability to govern as a whole. The Controlled Drugs and Substance Act was put in place for the protection of society and human health. It would be detrimental to take away from its crucial role in protecting Canadian Citizens. “The doctrine of interjurisdictional immunity has been applied to circumscribed areas of activity referred to in the cases as undertakings...It has never been applied to a broad and amorphous area of jurisdiction.” It is recognized that applying the doctrine of Interjurisdictional immunity would be unpresident and would open debate of the withstand ability of the Controlled Drug and Substance Act in future cases. In addition “the doctrine is in tension with the emergent practice of cooperative federalism” .
According to "Ratification" (2012), “it is a principal's approval of an act of its agent where the agent lacked authority to legally bind the principal. The term applies to private contract law, international treaties, and constitutionals in federations such as the United States and Canada.” Essentially when congress proposes to amend the Constitution it must be carefully be guided by laws set in place by article V and it is the responsibility of the archivist of the United States who is in charge with the responsibility for
There are two major effects of these amendments, first is that all three of the amendments had been taken together to advance cause minority rights in the United States. This is especially true of the 14th Amendment. This amendment says that all people shall enjoy the equal protection of the laws. This clause has been the basis for much of the movement towards equal rights for blacks, women, gay people, etc. The 15th Amendment has been used to protect the voting rights of minorities from being diluted either explicitly or through more circuitous means (U.S. History.Org, 1995-2011).
Titles II and III specifically pertain to this paper. Title II prohibits state and local governments from discriminating against people with disabilities by employing the use of the Uniform Federal Accessibility Standards or