Religious freedom is being allowed to believe in anything you like‚ and not be victimized by the people around you. Prior to 1700‚ the British North American colonies had conflicting outlooks on the extent of religious freedom in the new world based on the different acts of the British Empire and by the English origin of most of the settlers. New England was mostly comprised of Puritans‚ the Middle Colonies consisted of Quakers‚ and the South was more concerned about using the land to make money
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Did you know that your individual rights and freedoms presented in the Canadian Charter of Rights and freedoms is enshrined in this document to protect all Canadians from tyranny and oppression? The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms was enacted to protect all Canadian citizens by ensuring that we have Mobility rights‚ Fundamental freedom‚ and Equality rights. These rights are three of our most basic rights in the constitution that enable all Canadians the ability to live freely in our democracy
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There is a great deal of debate regarding the entrenchment of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms in Canada’s constitution. The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms‚ a document that “sought to protect individual rights by preventing laws that unfairly discriminate or that take away human rights”‚ was entrenched when Canada’s Constitution was patriated in 1982 (Canadian Human Rights Commission [CHRC]‚ n.d.). However‚ the entrenchment of the Charter of Rights in the Constitution was controversial
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RE-VISITING THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION BILL: NEED FOR ACCESS TO INFORMATION IN NIGERIA BY ONDOTIMI SONGI* BACKGROUND This paper comes in the wake of the 2010 World Press Freedom Day marked by the world including Nigeria on 3 May‚ 2010. One aspect of press freedom that is of interest to me having regard to its importance in building the Nigerian nation is the need for freedom of information (FOI) or access to information held by public officials. It is now a cliché to say that there is
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The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms‚ is part of Canada’s constitution. The charter helps make sure that all Canadians are seen equal under the law‚ no matter your religion‚ race‚ gender or age. The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms guarantees that all Canadians are protected by mobility rights‚ fundamental freedoms and equality rights. The section in the charter entitled “Mobility Rights” states that you have the right to move anywhere in Canada and earn a living there‚ and that you
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The rights set forth in “The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms” are all of paramount importance in a democratic country such as Canada. However‚ the implementation and interpretation of the C.C.R.F. is fundamentally flawed. The ambiguity of certain sections allow for a vast range of interpretations by the Supreme Court justices‚ the unelected judiciary brach has the power to fundamentally alter the Canadian Criminal code without the consent of the legislative brach‚ and the legislative branch
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Canada’s Charter of Rights and Freedoms Section 8: Search or seizure Everyone has the right to be secure against unreasonable search or seizure. The first part of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms that we choose for our project is section 8: Search and Seizure. This section guarantees that everyone has the right to be secure against unreasonable search and seizure. There are two parts to this section‚ one being unreasonable search and the other being unreasonable seizure
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discriminatory legislation that would violate an individual’s rights and freedoms. Pierre Elliott Trudeau‚ negotiated to bring the Constitution to Canada and entrench it into the new Charter of Rights and Freedoms. On April 17‚ 1982‚ Queen Elizabeth signed the Constitution Act and made the Charter of Rights and Freedoms the highest law in Canada. What is the purpose of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms? The Charter of Rights and Freedoms is the relationship between the government and individuals; ensuring
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The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms (also known as The Charter of Rights and Freedoms or simply the Charter) is a bill of rights entrenched in the Constitution of Canada. It forms the first part of the Constitution Act‚ 1982. The Charter guarantees certain political and civil rights of people in Canada from the policies and actions of all levels of government. It is designed to unify Canadians around a set of principles that embody those rights. The Charter was preceded by the Canadian
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Rights and Freedoms (CORF). This document of law protects all Canadians from multiple things. From not being arbitrarily detained to even protection from un lawful search and seizure. The Charter of rights in Canada is always being improved through case law decisions that add more detail to what exactly that charter protects‚ and does not protect. Many people in Canadian society might have different view on whom they believe is responsible for upholding the Charter of Rights and Freedoms within Canada
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