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Happy Canada Day‼️
Joyeuse fête du Canada‼️
01.07.22
“It's been my experience that you can nearly always enjoy things if you make up your mind firmly that you will.” —L.M. Montgomery
Happy Canada Day! It’s my first one spent outside the country, but I was there in stomach spirit.
Happy Canada Day, all. I’ve been spending the day bitterly reading through the decisions SCOTUS just dropped, and I figured I’d brief the Canadians on here about how your equality rights work in Canada (not legal advice).
Equality rights are in section 15 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms (1982). I’ll start with a bit of historical context, but skip if you’re not interested. In 1982, Canada changed its constitution to get full independence from GB. This happened under the liberal government of Trudeau I and around the same time as the Multiculturalism Act. If you want to dig into the juicy stuff, look up the story behind why the province of Quebec hasn’t signed the Constitution.
Anyways, the CCRF applies to government action (various human rights statutes cover individuals at the provincial level) and covers everything from freedom of expression (not just speech); freedom of religion and conscience; the right to life, liberty, and security of the person; and equality rights in section 15:
15. (1) Every individual is equal before and under the law and has the right to the equal protection and equal benefit of the law without discrimination and, in particular, without discrimination based on race, national or ethnic origin, colour, religion, sex, age or mental or physical disability.
Pretty self-explanatory. The list has been expanded by case law to include things like marital status (Miron v. Trudel, [1995] 2 SCR 418) and sexual orientation (Vriend v. Alberta, [1998] 1 SCR 493).
However, the there is also section 15(2):
Section (1) does not preclude any law, program or activity that has as its object the amelioration of conditions of disadvantaged individuals or groups including those that are disadvantaged because of race, national or ethnic origin, colour, religion, sex, age or mental or physical disability.
Although the legal side of things can get more complicated, and I’m by no means an expert in 15(2) literature or criticisms, I think it’s pretty damn awesome. Stay safe, cheers to section 15(2), and happy Canada Day.
See Charterpedia for more info on your rights under the CCRF (although it’s aimed at a legal audience). Also, remember that I’m a lowly law student. This isn’t legal advice, and you should do your own research.
Canada Day!
Hello Lovelies and any fellow Canadians!
I just want to say happy Canada Day!
- H
Happy Canada Day! 🍁🇨🇦
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Would anyone else like to wish a "Happy Canada day" to this fucking loser? 💗🍁
TW // Headshot, murder,
Happy Birthday, Canada!!
O Canada 🇨🇦
It was Canada Day a few days ago and these are some of the pictures I took and the festival down at the marina (ft. my friends in the corner, the Sleeping Giant, and the abandoned mills)
Repost #3
Repost #4
It’s not really the same picture but I like it a lot more
HAPPY FUCKING CANADA DAY TO ME ITS A GOOD DAY TO BE A PEDRO FAN 🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦
HAPPY CANADA DAY
lol i almost forgot :3 i am canadian yes. and sorry for the spam today. i made like.... 9 oc sheets lol