POL214Y5 Chapter SUMMARY: POL214 Readings
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Divided into two parts: one about national unity and the other about protecting rights and freedoms. Part 1: national unity: russell asserts that trudeau believed that the charter would unify canadians and ultimately fix the english-french divide. There would be short-term divisions as a result of the charter, but it would be worth it for the long-term gains. Part 2: protection of rights and freedoms. Again, he writes in 1983 so that context is necessary. Russell worries that using the courts as a place for these dialogues to be carried out will allow the legislature to dodge its duties to have these conversations as well. Russell also worries to what extent the freedoms will be protected. Connection between the legislature and judicial branch is (cid:498)a dialogue(cid:499) on constitutional: legislative reversal, modification, or avoidance supports this change. Limits on judicial power in the constitution: section 33: legislative override.
