JULY 11
1. Follow up on:
Canada’s Constitution & Charter of Rights & Freedoms
- Using the links from Moodle “Canada’s Constitution” and “Guide to Canada’s Charter of Rights & Freedoms“, answer the following:
What is the purpose of Canada’s Constitution?What are the key parts of Canada’s Constitution?In 1982, an important addition was made to Canada’s Constitution that details how changes can be made; what was the name of this important addition and what was the process it laid out in which changes could be made to the constitution?In 1982, another important addition was the Charter of Rights & Freedoms: an important part of the Charter is the Notwithstanding Clause – what does this allow Provincial governments to do?- Summarize the following parts of the Charter in one or two sentences:
- Guarantee of rights and freedoms – section 1
- Fundamental freedoms – section 2
- Democratic rights – sections 3 to 5
- Mobility rights – section 6
- Legal rights – sections 7 to 14
- Equality rights – section 15
- Official languages of Canada – sections 16 to 22
- Minority language educational rights – section 23
2. First Peoples Self Governance
Intro – videos from MOODLE:
- Chanie Wenjack
- Residential Schools
Using the resource links from MOODLE, answer the following questions; upload your work to TEAMS
- What are some examples of areas that Canada’s First Peoples may exercise self governance over?
- In regards to control over activities of First Peoples communities, what does the Court require that the community/group must prove in order to be granted self governance over that activity?
- What is the importance of Section 35 of the Constitution Act, 1982?
- What is the importance of UNDRIP?
- What are some issues/criticisms with how Canada is addressing First Peoples Governance? Describe two.
Homework due Tuesday July 12:
- Complete First Peoples Self Governance Questions & Upload to Teams
- Complete Reading of Chapters 9,10,11,12
- Read Chapter 1 & view MOODLE Powerpoint “Canada into the 20th Century”
Recent Comments