POLI 221 Chapter Notes - Chapter 19: Maurice Duplessis, Freedom Of Movement, Supreme Court Act
26 Nov 2015
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Canadian bill of rights: an act of the canadian parliament passed in 1960 that outlined the basic civil liberties of canadians but whose defects caused judicial confusion and limited the bill"s effectiveness. Democratic rights (sec 3-5) the vote to every citizen. Fundamental freedoms (section 2: of speech, religion, press, assembly, association, etc that the governments are not supposed to encroach on & that are guaranteed by the charter of rights & Implied bill of rights: the notion that even before the enactment of the candian bill of rights or the. Charter of rights and freedoms, the constitution, especially in its preamble, contained an implied bill that protected civil liberties to some extent. Charter of rights & freedoms (section 7 to 14 of charter) This section can apply to any provision if a right has been violated and if it can be proven to the judges that it is a reasonable violation the law can be upheld.
