Canada’s Constitutional Vision: The Charter of Rights and Freedoms The best thing which has ever happened to Canada that makes Sir Charles proud to be Canadian[1] is the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Thirty years ago‚ on April 17‚ 1982‚ Queen Elizabeth‚ sitting in front of Canada’s Parliament Buildings on an overcast morning‚ proclaimed in force the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms‚ a key element of the new Constitution Act. The Charter‚ whose 30th anniversary was considered by 79%
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Aboriginals in Australia Matias: Aborigines are indigenous peoples who migrated to Australia and many of the islands in Oceania. There are currently about 517‚000 Aborigines in Australia‚ throughout the country. The term “aboriginal” is used as a collective term for the various indigenous groups‚ usually in Australia. Aborigines are not Negroes of African origin. The word “Aboriginal‚” arrived from the Latin phrase “ab origine‚” meaning "from the beginning". Aborigines probably came to Australia
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the New York Times‚ "A right is not what someone gives you; but what no one can take away." It is in this vein that a country drafts legislation to protect the rights of their inhabitants. In the United States there is the Bill of Rights‚ which consists of a preamble and the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution‚ 1787 . The Charter of Rights and Freedoms is the first part of the Canadian Constitution Act‚ 1982 . Both of these documents provide for the rights and freedoms that both
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Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms The Charter of rights and freedoms spans from Canada’s original Constitution‚ the British North America Act‚ was passed in 1867 by British Parliament. This was also known as the Constitution Act of 1867‚ this act founded Canada as a nation. This Act gave elected governments the highest power over political and legal institutions in the country. Power was distributed between the Federal and Provincial governments. Unlike the United States Constitution‚ there
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2013 Charter Schools the New Reform Charter schools have been emerging recently all over the United States of America. This is a major issue for the public school system. Parents‚ teachers‚ and students need to understand what the growth of charter schools means to the school system as a whole. In the end‚ it is the death of free education as we know it. The long-term effect that charter schools will have on public education defers from the original idea of progressiveness. Charter schools
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Human Rights: The BasicCard and Australia’s valuable Aboriginal culture As many Australians try to re-bridge with the Aboriginal population‚ trying to ‘help’ their situation could ironically infringe on Human Rights. A 2007 scheme‚ still operating‚ is the ‘Northern Territory National Emergency Response’. It aims to decrease the sexual abuses and increase school attendance amongst children. The strategy is to ban alcohol and prohibit pornography. In striving to grow as a free and fair nation
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the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms Antidemocratic? Since the induction of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms‚ Canadians have been all about their “freedoms”. Should women be allowed to get abortions without criminal persecution? The Charter is a liberal document‚ meaning it sets out fundamental notions about the rights of an individual. But what it comes down it is what rights does a person have‚ and how are they protected from the arm of the state. The charter was designed by
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2013 Indigenous Rights and Freedoms History‚ Year 10 Research Essay Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander rights have been a huge issue over the past 75 years. Many different changes to civil laws concerning indigenous rights have occurred during these 75 years‚ as well as many symbolic‚ but not legislative‚ changes. Although some small legal changes were made to the civil rights of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders as a result of the Mabo decision‚ the 2008 Apology and the
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APA Citation Exercise COMM 1101 From the Find Articles & More tab of the library website‚ locate the following five database articles that deal with the dangers of global warming and climate change. If you have difficulty finding these resources through the library databases‚ contact the Embedded Librarian‚ Jodi Lommer‚ by posting a question to the Library Questions & Tips discussion forum. “Study on Energy Use in China‚” by X. Yan and R.J. Crookes‚ in the Journal of the Energy Institute. “Lawsuit
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was robbed and exploited leaving them with nothing when the British arrived in the 1770. This all however began to be extinguished in 1966 with the beginning of the Aborigine land rights movement. Eddie Mabo/ the land rights movement played a substantially influential role in pushing exceedingly for the native title rights for the indigenous people and played a key role in the Native Title Act which extinguished terra nullius and acknowledged the land of the Indigenous people of Australia. This was
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