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HARP-390 |
| Title: |
Why protecting rights depends on courts, not Parliament nor public |
| Source: |
Canadian Speeches , v.14(2) My/Je’00 pg 34-39 |
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| Year: |
2000 |
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0 |
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| Keywords: |
Canada, constitution, democracy, human rights, law, legislation, politics, civil and political rights, Charter of Rights and Freedoms |
| Abstract: |
Those who complain that the Charter of Rights and Freedoms has allowed courts to usurp the authority of Parliament and provincial legislatures, are really complaining that the Charter has created too many rights for too many people. But promotion of citizens’ rights and their participation in decisions about the rules that govern us are basic objectives of democratic government. The guarantee of those rights depends on the supremacy of the Constitution — not the supremacy of Parliament nor the wishes of the majority — and the independence of the judiciary. Keynote address, Constitutional Cases Conference, Osgoode Hall Law School, York University, Toronto, April 7, 2000. |
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Keywords: Canada, Charter of Rights and Freedoms, civil and political rights, constitution, democracy, human rights, law, legislation, politics
