Censorship, sexuality, and the possibilities of legal reform, or, can we “queer“ the Canadian Charter?

ID:	HARP-386
Title:	Censorship, sexuality, and the possibilities of legal reform, or, can we “queer“ the Canadian Charter?
Source:	Canadian Woman Studies , v.20(2) Summ’00 pg 70-77
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Year:	2000
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Keywords:	anti-discrimination, Canada, democracy, equality before the law, gender equality, human rights, non-discrimination, ethnic minorities, feminist, civil and political rights, Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, First Nations, minority rights
Abstract:	In the last 30 years, the discourse around rights and the politicization of identity have had a truly remarkable impact upon the Canadian political and legal landscapes. The mobilization of feminists, First Nations peoples, ethnic minorities, and other groups who presented coherently articulated political strategies vis-a-vis democratic rights resulted in policy reevaluations such as the negotiation of First Nations land claims and the move towards self-government, and the inclusion of various enumerated grounds within the equality clause, section 15 (1), of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms (Charter). These measures, with many others, illustrate the Canadian government’s at least symbolic attempt at formalizing the rights and privileges of citizens who were once totally marginalized and invisible.
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