Chapter 4

Question 1

Abrogate

Answer 1

to abolish or remove

used in reference to the aboriginal rights in s. 25

Question 2

Ameliorate

Answer 2

to improve

used in reference to improving the conditions of disadvantaged groups in s. 15(2)

Question 3

Capital Offences

Answer 3

a crime punishable by death in certain jurisdictions

used in reference to the fact Canada won’t extradite individuals that may face death as punishment

Question 4

Derogate

Answer 4

to take away or detract

used in reference to the aboriginal rights in s. 25

Question 5

Dissemination

Answer 5

to spread ideas widely

used in reference to Section 2 (a), is allowed in Canada

Question 6

Entrench

Answer 6

to protect and guarantee a right or freedom by ensuring by ensuring that it can only be changed by an amendment to the Constitution
used in reference to Trudeau’s goal to entrench the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms

Question 7

Extradition

Answer 7

surrendering an accused person to another jurisdiction to stand trial
Canada has extradition treaties with some countries and not others

Question 8

Franchise

Answer 8

the right to vote

used in reference to Canada’s limited franchise at points in our history

Question 9

Freedom

Answer 9

a subset of rights that allow one to conduct one’s business without interference from the government

Question 10

Inalienable Rights

Answer 10

guaranteed entitlements that cannot be transferred from one person to another
first established in the Declaration of Independence in US in 1776 and furthered by Declaration of the Rights of Man in France in 1789

Question 11

Interveners

Answer 11

third-party participants in a legal proceedings; also called “friends of the court”
usually individuals or organizations that have a special interest in the proceedings

Question 12

Invoke

Answer 12

to put into effect
used in reference to the notwithstanding clause and how the government must publicly identify the law and the sections of the Charter being overridden

Question 13

Notwithstanding Clause

Answer 13

s. 33 of the Charter which allows federal and provincial governments to pass legislation that is exempt from s.2 and ss. 7 to 15 of the Charter
mainly put in the Charter to make provincial premiers content

Question 14

Override

Answer 14

to prevail over
used in reference to the notwishstanding clause and the ability for provincial governments to override certain sections of the Charter

Question 15

Right

Answer 15

a legal, moral or social entitlement that citizens can expect, mainly given by the government