BSEN 395 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Royal Assent, Fundamental Justice, Quebec French

• School: University of Calgary
• Department: Business and Environment
• Course: BSEN 395
• Professor: Rob Malach

Document Summary

Constitution: rules for making laws includes charter *****study page 47 on constitution act: section 92 federal, sec 92 provincial courts empire stop a government that doesn"t follow rules, ultravires stops bad law. Charter of rights and freedoms: fundamental freedoms, conscience and religion, thoughts + beliefs + expression, assembly association. Sec 33 - not withstanding clause: overrides fundamental and legal rights needs renewal every 5 years. It took over 100 years to gain balance between the french and english population in. John a macdonald established the two levels of government: first level is provincial point is to keep identity (education language, second level is federal for national defence and army. If approved 3 times, it becomes the law: a law is proposed by legislature a proposed law is called a bill, the law needs royal assent (lieutenant governor, law is proclaimed, date of effectiveness is given.