charter sections

Question 1

Sec.1

Answer 1

-limitations clause:
-allows government to limit our rights
-must be justified

Question 2

Sec.3-5

Answer 2

-voting and mobility rights

Question 3

Sec.7-14

Answer 3

-legal rights
-for criminal justice system

Question 4

Sec.15

Answer 4

-equality rights
-focus on justification of unequal treatment

Question 5

Sec.16-23

Answer 5

-language rights
-protection of minority languages

Question 6

Sec.24

Answer 6

-remedies of the charter
-gives courts rights to exclude evidence if it is ineffective

Question 7

Sec.25-34

Answer 7

-indigenous rights, gender and equality, opting out of previsions

Question 8

Sec.33

Answer 8

-notwithstanding clause:
-ability to opt out of legislation even when the legislation is deemed too unconstitutional

Question 9

Sec.38

Answer 9

-general amending procedure
-amendment requires support from HOC, senate, and 2/3rds of provinces
-no province can veto a constitutional change

Question 10

Sec.41

Answer 10

-unanimity of federal and provincial government
-every province has veto
-any legislation aimed to eliminate the office of king/queen, governor general, lieutenant governor- must have full consensus from all fed. And prov. Governments
-provinces can veto issues that are considered to have national significance

Question 11

Sec.43

Answer 11

-language previsions
-only affects certain provinces
-provisions can be changed with consent of fed. Government and affected province
-other provinces have no say

Question 12

Sec.91

Answer 12

-gives federal government legislative powers to matters that don’t specifically fall under federal or provincial jurisdiction
-gives federal government jurisdiction in provinces in case of emergency
-property, unemployment, census, military, currency, patents….

Question 13

Sec. 92

Answer 13

-jurisdictional power given to the provinces
-province taxation, public land, local works….