POL214Y1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Freedom Charter, Lower Canada, Thirteen Colonies
22 Nov 2018
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Parts of our constitution aren"t on record. Constitution is in our heads and minds. Charter gives everyone rights and freedoms (corporations too) Only rights and privileges people before the charter had were under common law. Canadian constitution has individual and group rights. Civil rights can be obtained through charter. In the 1867 constitution, you couldn"t tell who was prime minister, wasn"t talked about/noted: constitutional evolution in law. First law passed by british parliament that affects canada. Catholics get rights in quebec (not in britain) Criminal law applies, french use french civil code. Americans asked french to help join the fight. Lot of people (who lived in 13 colonies) who wanted to remain loyal to british. Rebellion in quebec was against the english. Upper and lower canada became one province. Province than was split back into quebec and ontario. No british law will apply to canada (australia and etc) Charter of rights and freedom (section 1-34)
