Unit 3: rights and freedoms in canada Flashcards
Democratic rights
Right to vote for members of the House of Commons and of provincial legislatures, right to vote for a new government every 5 years
Fundamental freedoms
The right to express your opinions, choose your own religion, organize peaceful meetings and demonstrations, associate with any person or group
Mobility rights
Right to move anywhere within Canada and to earn a living there, rights to enter, stay in and leave Canada
Equality rights
The right to be free of discrimination because of race, national or ethnic origin, religion, gender, age, or mental/physical disability
Legal rights
Right to be free of imprisonment, search and seizure without reasons backed by law and evidence. Right to a fair and quick public trial by proper court (assumed innocent until proven guilty)
Internment
To be imprisoned because of your identity
Charter of rights and freedoms
Part of Canada’s constitution
Variety of laws about individual rights
Created constitutional protections for individual rights and freedoms when ch applies to governments across Canada
Constitution
Set if laws that establish governance… Highest law in Canada!
Individual rights
Rights and freedoms that is inherent to every Canadian citizen
Labour unions
An organization of workers that acts to protect workers rights and interests
Affirm
To validate and express commitment to something
What is the difference between constitution and the charter of rights and freedoms
Constitution is what makes yo the charter of rights and freedoms by making laws that make governance. The charter is what makes the list of rights and freedoms that apply to Canadian citizens
What year was the charter of rights and freedoms put into place?
In the year of 1982
What are the two exceptions to the rights and freedoms of a person in Canada?
You can’t have certain mobility and democratic rights of you are not a Canadian citizen. Also if you are a criminal it bars you from certain mobility, democratic, individual and legal rights
When did women get to vote?
They began to campaign in 1918
The suffragettes and other beer E women joined in the fight for democratic rights for their strong causes