PPA 301 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Ontario Human Rights Code, Canadian Human Rights Act

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Ppa module 6 notes the impact of the canadian charter of rights and freedoms and human. The charter of rights and freedoms, passed in 1982, is part of canada"s constitution and is therefore the supreme law of the land. It governs the relationship between the state and its citizens, defining the powers of the former and spelling out what they must and must not do when making laws and implementing decisions affecting us. The charter addresses: the ways in which the government must and must not act in order to ensure your right to equality, the freedom of expression, etc. , i. e. , defines the scope of your rights. Administrative law addresses: the issue of whether or not governmental decision makers have acted within the boundaries established by the law they administer, e. g. , the labour relations act, etc. In canada, each province and territory has a human rights law. There is also a federal law called the canadian human rights act.

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