http://laws.justice.gc.ca/en/charter/
(click for the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms)
Much of the Canadian political environment is symbolically summarized in the Constitution
It is the nature of Constitution to formally present the ideal type of a society. To symbolically represent the guiding principles of our political society
What constitutions do:
- Define the limits of state power
- Reflect historical struggles of the state
- Continue to be dynamic and areas of contention and debate
- Outline the distribution of power in the State
- Expression of integral power balance in a society
Canada � hybrid Constitutional tradition
Primary Principles:
- Parliament supremacy
- Democracy
- Federalism
- Rule of Law - Constitutionalism
- Protection of Minorities
Relationship between Executive, legislature, and judiciary
Geographical relationship:
Judicial review:
Relationship to citizens:
- Fundamental Freedoms
- Democratic Rights
- Mobility Rights
- Legal Rights
- Equality Rights
- Language Rights
- Aboriginal Rights
Parliamentary supremacy, if it has not been replaced, has been significantly qualified by constitutional supremacy
Amendment Procedure
Citizen Participation in Constitutional Reform