rights and freedoms Flashcards
freedom of conscience and religion
choose and follow own belief and religion
does not have to be part of an organized religion
protection from having to act against own beliefs
freedom of thought, belief, opinion, and expression
think, believe, expression what you want without oppression
freedom of the press
violence excluded from freedom of expression
freedom of peaceful assembly
right to come together
assert rights, pursue interests, express views, share ideas, etc
freedom of peaceful association
right to come together
cultural groups, educational organizations, sports clubs, unions, political parties, etc
the right to live and work in any province or territory
right to come and go from Canada
Canadian citizens and permanent residents have the right to move to, live in, work, have businesses in any Canadian province or territory
the right to not be detained or imprisoned without good cause
cannot be stopped, held for questioning, arrested, detained, etc. without reason
rule against double jeopardy (to not be tried and punished twice for the same crime)
the right to be informed promptly of the reasons for arrest and to not be imprisoned without the existence of a crime and to be released if the imprisonment cannot be justified in a reasonable amount of time
to be informed of the offence without unreasonable delay
not to be convicted of a crime unless the act was a crime at the time of occurrence
right to a trial without unreasonable delay
the right to a lawyer without delay
upon request for a lawyer, the police must stop questioning you until you have had a chance to discuss privately with your lawyer
right to be silent (not testify at trial)
the right to be presumed innocent until proven guilty
innocent until proven guilty
the right to not be subjected to cruel and unusual punishment
degrading, out of proportion to offence, shocks public conscience, etc
the right to equal treatment by the law and protection from discrimination
equal benefit and equal protection from the law without discrimination
based on race, ethnicity, nationality, religion, sex, age, disability, sexual orientation, marital status, citizenship, etc
everyone benefits equally from the law based on circumstance
the right to access the government of Canada in English or French
official languages of Canada– equal in status
right to use English or French in federal court or parliament
federal laws must be in English and French
the right to education in English or French, where there are significant numbers of students
right to education in English or French
English- or French- speaking minority may request education in the minority language
