What is Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms section 2 fundamental freedoms and section 14 equality rights in the Constitution Act 1982 Part 1?

Answer 1

Section 2 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms sets out basic freedoms to which every person in Canada is entitled. These include "freedom of conscience and religion; freedom of thought, belief, opinion and expression, including freedom of the press and other media of communication; freedom of peaceful assembly; and freedom of association."

The freedom of conscience and religion means that everyone in Canada is free to hold facts, thoughts, or viewpoints to be true, irrespective of the views of others. It also means that everyone in Canada has the freedom to follow (or not to follow) any religion.

The freedom of thought, belief, opinion, and expression means that everyone in Canada has the freedom to voice their views to others. This includes the freedom of the press to disseminate information to the Canadian people, and protects the freedom of everyone in Canada to use diverse communications methods to do so.

The freedom of peaceful assembly means that everyone in Canada has the freedom to assemble in a peaceful way to demonstrate or to protest actions of organisations and, in particular, the Government and Parliament themselves.

The freedom of association means that everyone in Canada has the freedom to associate with groups; this most commonly refers to the freedom of Canadians to associate with political parties in the course of the political process.

Section 14 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms sets out that any party or witness in a Court proceeding who requires the assistance of an interpreter to understand what is going on (i.e., in the case of someone who does not speak the language of the courtroom, or who is hard-of-hearing) has the right to interpretive assistance.

Answer 2

S. 1: Rights and freedoms in Canada - The Canadian Charter of rights and freedoms guarantees the rights and freedoms set out in it subject only to such reasonable limits prescribed by law as can be demonstrably justified in a free and democratic society.

Answer 3

By handing over those rights to the government. Sure you have rights but only by the benevolence of the government.

Our rights are:... subject only to such reasonable limits prescribed by laws as can be demonstrably justified in a free and democratic society.

Prescribed by law is pretty much as it sounds. Laws can be written to limit, even severely limit, our rights, provided of course the law is clear enough for us to understand.

Justified in a free and democratic society sounds like a high standard to meet but it really isn't. For example you may think you have the right to the presumption of innocence. Wrong. There are crimes you can be charged with where you must prove your innocence. You may think you must be convicted before serving your sentence, again wrong. There are many crimes where your sentence starts before your trial, some before you are even charged.

Almost any thing can be done as long as the government controls the court and it is trying to meet some greater social objective. That greater objective can be almost anything, it all depends on what society (really Canada's elite) thinks at the time.

Of course that is just a laymans opinion. The legal arguments and discussions surrounding section one easily fills volumes. As a layman I see so many exceptions that is often feels like there are no need for rights at all.

For another example you have the right not to be discriminated based on race, and yet the government has areas of Canada racial segregated, gives jobs based on race, money and access to resources based on race. And it doesn't get any better when you look at how language laws are used in Canada.

Clearly section 1 means we only have those rights the government says we have and they can change their mind anytime or social shift they want.

Answer 4

As of 2010 there are 35 SECTIONS. (There is a Section 16 and 16.1)

Answer 5

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