Pollseverywhere.com (an interactive session)
Group brainstorm and discussion:
- What does government do?
- How do leaders come to power?
- What roles does government play in everyday lives? (ex. planning, basic necessities, economy, etc)
Canadian Charter of Rights and
Freedoms:
· Bill identifying human rights that are
guaranteed in Canada
· Enacted in 1982
· Embedded in Canadian Constitution
· Examples of rights
o
Democratic
o
Equality
o
Legal
o
Thought
and belief
NOTWITHSTANDING CLAUSE
· Allows the government to pass a law
even if it violates a specific freedom or right in the charter
· Federal government has never used
this
Handout: Landmark Supreme Court ruling
Click to watch Global News clip
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