PPAS 3136 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Pierre Trudeau, Section 33 Of The Canadian Charter Of Rights And Freedoms, Canadian Identity

• School: York University
• Department: Public Policy and Administration Studies
• Course: PPAS 3136
• Professor: Danny O' Rourke- Dicarlo

Document Summary

Thesis- between 2 branches of the government: charter interpretation. That rights cannot be abridge without justification. 1960s in canada immigrants came to canada. Before that rights were protected in common law. We look at violations in 2 forms: through the activity of government - . Outside of a constitution- there is no mechanism for the courts to review the laws. All developed countries are part of the . It can easily be changed with the creation of other laws. Function of a judge is to read the language and apply it using the rules, no interpretation. Prior to 1982, supreme court of canada couldn"t review law even federal law. Indian act violates the bill of rights as it is differentiating one ethnicity. Has responsibility over indians, applies to indians. Pierre trudeau - interested in creating a constitutional document that promotes tolerance and multiculturalism.