Chapter 3 Flashcards
Charter of Right and Freedoms
ensures that our rights and freedoms are respected no matter what your gender, race, age, religion, etc.; it is a part of the constitution
Constitution
laws that guide governance
Labour
work
Labour Unions
a group that protects workers’ rights and interests
When people talk about rights, what are they actually talking about?
Governance: the rules that describe what government can do with its power.
Why can government only go so far?
because it limits the choices that you can make as an individual.
The constitution is the _________ law of the land.
Highest
Were there laws regarding human rights before the Charter? What governments had them?
Yes and Federal and Provincial
What can Canadians do if they feel that laws restrict their rights?
Challenge the laws in the courts
What is the reason that the government of Canada can restrict rights?
if the restrictions are needed to keep Canada as a free and democratic society.
What did former Prime Minister Jean Chretien state that citizens should know? Why?
Know exactly what their rights and freedoms are/where to turn to if those rights are infringed upon
Under what section of the Charter are your rights to express your opinion?
Fundamental Freedoms
Under what section of the Charter is your right to be free of search and seizure without reasons?
Legal Rights
Under what section of the Charter are you to be free of discrimination for gender?
Equality Rights
Under what section of the Charter is your right to vote?
Democratic Rights
Under what section of the Charter is your right to move within Canada?
Mobility Rights
What are the two exceptions to the rights and freedoms that everyone in Canada gets regardless of
whether they are a citizen or not?
Right to vote/right to leave Canada freely
The 1876 Indian Act affected which First Nations?
The ones who had concluded treaties with Canada’s government
- Only full-blooded First Nations had Indian Status
What were the 3 things that the Indian act did and the one thing that it did not do?
Was passed without consultation/
govt. permission to wear traditional clothing
/banned traditional ceremonies
/no FN political action
How many years had the Canada Elections Act bar women from voting?
50
What was so radical at his time that forced Emily Howard to use a ‘cover’ name?
A woman’s right to vote
What is the historical context?
Events and generally accepted values and attitudes, that shaped the actions of people in the past.
What is not the point of comparing the present with the past? What is the point?
Not to judge the past/to better understand the present
The past ________ to the present and historical context is part of ____________ how.’
Connects/understanding
Which group of Canadians were forced into internment in WWI (1914)? Why?
Ukrainian and German descent/Canada was at war with Germany and Austria-Hungary and the part of the
Ukraine fell within enemy territory
What were the two groups of people who were interned in WWII? Why?
Italian/Japanese/war with these two countries
The courts ruled in favor of a deaf person. Why?
By not providing interpreters, the province of B.C. violated their equality rights under the Charter
What did Big M Drug Mart do to challenge the Lord’s Day Act?
Deliberately broke the law to make a point
What happened as a result? Big m drug mart went to court
The Supreme Court overturned the law, stating that the Act violates the fundamental right of freedom of
conscience and religion
Look at the cartoon on page 108. Name 2 cartoon devices used in this cartoon.
Words/size as an object/symbolism
What does the term ‘pay equity’ mean?
Equal pay
A labor union represents who?
Workers
Is it illegal in Alberta to force employees to retire at or before the age of 65?
Yes
Where are the rights and freedoms of individuals are stated?
The Charter of Rights and Freedoms
What year was the Charter made?
1982
Constitution
a special set of laws that establish a framework of governance
The Charter of Rights and Freedoms is a part of……
The Constitution
The judicial branch makes decisions about
these court challenges by…….
- interpreting how to apply the Charter.
- It strikes down laws that restrict rights in an unjustified way.
The Charter says that Canada’s government is justified in restricting rights, if……..
if the restrictions are necessary to maintain
Canada as a free and democratic society.
Our individual rights and Charter of Rights and Freedoms do what?
-sets out rights and freedoms that Canadians believe are necessary in a free and democratic society.
-These rights and freedoms
limit what government can do. For example, because of Canadians’ democratic rights, the government cannot ban elections and become a dictatorship.