Week 6

Question 1

statutory law

Answer 1

passed by parliament or provincial legislature

Question 2

common

Answer 2

based on precedents

Question 3

constitutional

Answer 3

fundamental rights and freedom

relationships between people and their government

Question 4

regulatory

Answer 4

legally binding feature on an act

Question 5

two legal traditions in Canada

Answer 5

public law

private (civil) law

Question 6

public law

Answer 6

relationship between people and society

constitutionals, administrative, criminal

Question 7

private law

Answer 7

relationships between individuals

tort, contract, commercial

Question 8

how are laws made

Answer 8

bills can originate in the house of commons or the senate
but be approved by both and the governor general
an act goes into force after it receives royal assent

Question 9

steps to law making

Answer 9

first reading
second reading
committee stage
report stage
third reading
senate
royal assent

Question 10

kind of laws: legislation

Answer 10

acts or statutes

written laws enacted by parliament

Question 11

kinds of laws: regulation

Answer 11

a form of law the defines the application and enforcement of legislation

Question 12

kinds of laws: guidelines

Answer 12

departmental documents used to interpret legislation regulations

Question 13

health Canada

Answer 13

has primary authority to implement acts specifically related to health

Question 14

health Canada acts

Answer 14

canada health act 
tobacco act
food and drugs act
labour code
non-smokers health act 
patent act 
quarantine act

Question 15

charter of rights and freedoms section 7

Answer 15

right to life, liberty and security of the person

Question 16

charter of rights and freedoms section 15

Answer 16

all are equal under the law

right to equal protection and benefit from the law

Question 17

Winnipeg Child and Facility Services vs. Ms. G

Answer 17

5 months pregnant with fourth child
caught glue sniffing
court originally ruled int he favour of the fetus to have the women detained

Question 18

jordans river Anderson

Answer 18

was 2+ years in the hospital while P/T governments argued over who would pay for the cost of home care
died at 5

Question 19

Jordans principle

Answer 19

provides first nation children with public services, accounting for culture and history of colonization, without denial/delay/disruption of services because they are first nations

Question 20

health records

Answer 20

belong to the patient but are owned by the practitioner
may withhold benefit it for greater good
maintained for 10 years

Question 21

the privacy act

Answer 21

requires government departments and agencies to limit the private information they collect from individuals, and restricts use and sharing of this information