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Politica Space
- England
- Thomas Hobbes & John Locke were thinking of states as communities of equal individuals originate by a natural state
- physicist and mathematician: Isaac Newton - individuals are not equal in the politics models
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Political Space
- England
- Thomas Hobbes & John Locke were thinking of states as communities of equal individuals originate by a natural state
- physicist and mathematician: Isaac Newton - individuals are not equal in the politics models
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Treaty Rights of the Aboriginals
Imperial of proclamation of 1763 recognized the Treaty Rights of the Aboriginals- identify as separate nations
- bring the Natives to a political confederation
- equality to the citizen rights
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Quebec Act of 1774
French speaking colonies’s laws, religion and language is protected by the British Imperial Acts -
Act of Union/ Constitution Act
Canada adopted a similar principles of England
-freedom of press and speech
-remains of the 4 colonial gouvernements that existed before the Confederation
-the Aboriginal peoples were not invited to the table during political order was created
-the Treaty of the Aboriginals was ignored
-the status as a nation was dismissed
-the Aboriginal people had no right to be different and had no right to participate in the new union as equals. http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/quebec-act/ -
Indian Act
- Aboriginal people were separated from the national government
- Aboriginal were given an equality of right with other Canadians
- Later on Pierre Elliott Trudeau's government offered a renewal of the national union based on equality of rights by according full citizenship right as individuals to the Aboriginal peoples
the Aboriginal wanted to keep their customs and traditions
https://www.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca/DAM/DAM-INTER-HQ/STAGING/texte-text/1876c18_1100100010253_eng.pdf
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Ontario Racial Discrimination Act
The Ontario Racial Discrimination Act prohibited the publication, display or broadcast of anything indicating an intention to discriminate on the basics of the race or creed http://historyofrights.ca/wp-content/uploads/statutes/ON_Racial.pdf -
Saskatchewan Bill of Rights in Canada
The first bill of rights in Canada
- Anti-discrimination provisions
- political liberties as the right to vote
- freedom of:
- religion
- speech and press
- assembly and association
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Confederation
The federal and provincial legislatures had the primary for responsibility to protect the human rights principles inherited from the United Kingdom. -
Canadian Bill of Right
The courts rejected the invitation made by the legislatures to take on a more active role in settling controversial humain rights issues. It guarantees the right of:
-life
-liberty
security of person and enjoyment of property
freedom of :
-religion
- speech
- assembly
- association
- press -
Official Languages Act
Pierre Elliott Trudeau required that all Canadians should have the right to bilingual services in both French and English in all federal institution http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/official-languages-act-1969/ -
Quebec's Charte de la langue
Bill 101 The Quebec government makes a policy privileging French as primary language Only the Native English- speakers can educate their children in their own language at public expense and receive services in their own language. The immigrants (from everywhere) were supposed to learn French. French-speaking Quebecers are prohibited to send their children to public English schools -
Canadian Human Rights Act
In respect of employment, accommodation and publicity available services, the Canadian Human Rights Act prohibits discrimination on specified grounds:
- race
- sexe
- age
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The Canadian Charter of Rights & Freedom
The Canadian Charter of Rights & Freedom protects the rights of the minorities from intrusion, it was created to tie the country together.- individual rights
- freedom of religion and assembly
- freedom to maintain a cultural heritage
