The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms has influenced Canada for decades by guiding courts in defining democratic protections. It provides safeguards against unfair treatment ... Read more This ...

Thirty years ago, on April 17, 1982, Queen Elizabeth, sitting under a wet and gloomy sky in front of Canada’s Parliament Buildings, proclaimed in force the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms — a ...

Canada’s premiers are too quick to use the notwithstanding clause for “marginal reasons” and have lost sight of its original purpose, former prime minister Jean Chrétien said Wednesday evening.

A sign showing the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms is shown during a rally at Central Memorial Park in downtown Calgary on Saturday, September 18, 2021. Jim Wells/Postmedia The Charter of ...

Sheema Khan is the author of Of Hockey and Hijab: Reflections of a Canadian Muslim Woman. Like you, there have been many times I have felt proud to be Canadian. For example, our government’s ...

In response to the Government of Alberta’s use of notwithstanding clause for the second time in a span of one month to ...

The Laurentian University Faculty Association is filing a challenge under the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms against the Ontario government.

“Everyone has the following fundamental freedoms,” the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms boldly proclaims – then immediately goes to work describing all the ways in which they don’t. Indeed, ...

A recent online study that is making headlines across Canada concludes that while one-third of Canadians say they have read the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, many of those, 88 percent in ...

The economic charter would attempt to balance out the forces that drive the economy and ensure fairness for all Canadians You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have ...