Charter Rights Freedoms

Question 1

Definition of “right”

Answer 1

Legal, moral, or social claim the people are entitled to, primarily from their government

Question 2

Definition of “freedom“

Answer 2

An absolute right, however it can be limited to protect Society and the rights of others

Question 3

What are some historical precedents for the charter of rights?

Answer 3

1. Magna Carter ( 1215)
2. Bill of Rights, 1689 UK
   - including free elections, reasonable bail and freedom from cruel punishment
3. Declaration of independence ( 1774) USA.
   4 declarations of the rights of man (1789) in France - liberty and equality

Question 4

What is the Universal declaration of human rights?

Answer 4

A declaration from the United Nations in 1948.
Not legally binding
– freedom of thought, expression, religion, peaceful assembly
Equal rights for men and women
Equality before the law
Presumed innocent until proven guilty
Right to education

Question 5

When did slavery in Canada end?

Answer 5

1796 – the colony of upper Canada was the first place in the British Empire to ban slavery
1833 - the rest of the British Empire ban slavery