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Right

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Legal, moral, or social entitlement that citizens can expect mainly from government

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Freedom

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The right to conduct ones affairs without governmental interference

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Entrench

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To protect and guarantee a right or freedom by ensuring that it can only be changed by an amendment to the constitution

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Notwithstanding Clause

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S. 33 of the Canadian Charter of Freedom and freedoms, which allows federal and provincial governments to pass legislations that is exempt from s. 2 and ss. 7-15

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Interveners

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third-party participants in a legal proceedings; also called “friends of the court”

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Extraditions

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Surrendering an accused person to another jurisdiction to stand trial

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Capital offence

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A crime punishable by death in some jurisdictions.

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Human Rights

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The right to receive equal treatment, and to be free from prohibited discrimination and harassment. And to have access to places Services, and opportunities.

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Discrimination

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Making a distinction between people and treating them differently on a basis other than individual merit

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Human Rights Code
(Short)

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a legal document that protects people from prohibited discrimination

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Stereotyping

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Having an oversimplified, or fixed judgment of a group of people

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Prejudice

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A pre-convinced opinion based on a stereotype or inadequate information

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complainant

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The person making allegations of discrimination

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Prima facie

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Legally convincing unless disapproved by contrary evidence

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Graveman

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The most serious part of an accusation

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Respondent

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The person or organization that the Complainant alleges made the discrimination

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Mediation

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Intervention between conflicting parties that promotes compromise or settlement of the dispute

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Conciliation

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Bringing conflicting parties to a resolution of their differences

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Bona fide occupational requirement

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A qualification that would be considered discriminatory but is necessary for proper job performance

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Affirmative action

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Giving advantages to groups who have been discriminated against in the past

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Constructive discrimination

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Employment policies that inadvertently exclude certain individuals, resulting in discrimination

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Direct Discrimination

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An act of discrimination practiced openly
Ex. Refusing service or employment from someone based on skin colour or race or religon

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Accommodate

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Eliminate or adjust requirements or conditions to enable a person to carry out the essential duties of an activity or job

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Harassment

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persistent behaviour that violates the human rights of a victim

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Sexual Harassment

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Unwelcome sexual contact, remarks, leering, demands for dates, requests for sexual favors, and displays of sexually offensive pictures and graffiti

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Poisoned Environment

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An uncomfortable or disturbing atmosphere created by the negative comments or behaviors of others

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Goods

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Merchandise that can be purchased

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Services

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Ways of meeting consumer needs that do not involve the purchase of tangible goods

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Double Jeopardy

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If a person is found guilty and is punished for the offense, he/she cannot be punished for it again.

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The right to life

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Identifies that everyone has the right to life

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The right to Liberty

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The person must not be deprived of this right, or imprisoned, except in accordance with the principles of fundamental Justice

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The right to security

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To protect people against certain forms of corporal punishment and physical suffering

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protection from the charter

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Protection from abuse by government or its agencies

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Responsible Government

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The people we elect to make laws and govern us are responsible to us for what they do in parliament and the legislature of the provinces. If we aren’t satisfied with the things they do, or the law they pass, at the next election, we vote for someone we think would do a better job

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Civil Liability

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Phrase the describes monetary compensation to another person who has suffered a loss because of a violation of private law
Ex. Breach of contract, Assault

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