THE FIFTH ESTATE THURSDAY JANUARY 29, 2015 IN HEALTH AND SAFETY, JUSTICE AND LAW Where Canadian political parties stand on marijuana | | | | | | | | CONSERVATIVES Stephen Harper has said his party is strongly opposed to the legalization of marijuana, and that it will not happen under his government. The prime minister has been critical of Liberal leader Justin Trudeau coming out in favour of legalizing the drug. Speaking to the media in August 2013, Mr Harper said: “Obviously
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Nicholas Norman Canadian Magazine Dispute I do believe that some of the dispute had to do with the desire to help protect Canadian culture. Canadian magazines is thought to be very important to their national identity because it's really the only national press Canada possesses. In 1965 the Canadian governments even went to the lengths of prohibiting foreign printed magazines from crossing into their borders. There was a tax set in place for split run foreign magazines that did not contain at
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society as Aboriginal people’s demand was met and the relationship between Aboriginal people and the Canadian government became better. Entrenchment of Charter of Rights had the most significant positive impact in Canada as it improve the society. It shaped Canadian identity, protected language and cultural identities, and strengthened the relationship between Aboriginal people and the Canadian government. Because of these impacts, this event is very historically significant to
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section 27 of the Charter, multiculturalism is used to protect language rights, which furthers complications between minority groups (Uberoi, 2009). When minority groups felt that their language rights were threatened, they used the charter against Canadians to further advance their own interest (Uberoi, 2009). These minority groups stated that “Canada’s nature was not bicultural, it was multicultural” (Uberoi, 2009). These groups marginalized the regulations of Canada in attempt to override individual
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Pierre Elliott Trudeau was a Canadian politician then the 15th Prime Minister of Canada. He remained in office for 15 years as a popular liberal leader. Trudeau’s opinions were widely supported by Canadians. On September 9, 1968, he gave a speech expressing his perception of how Canada should be a “just society”. Woman, LBGTQ people, and natives are all groups that make up a significant part of our society. The equality of all people, including those of these three groups contribute to the way the
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address discontentment even in the absence of applicable law. For instance, the Canadian ruling on the status of Métis and non-status
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Canada making him one of the most important politicians in Canadian history. He became a very important figure by his political actions, his personality. He also introduced important political initiatives, which strongly influenced many aspects of Canadian political and private life. His significance is still recognized by Canadians at present, which is illustrated by the fact that on April 5, 2004, he was chosen as the third greatest Canadian of all times. The purpose of this e is to explore what
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Transportation of Dangerous Goods Act: formed by the federal government in the 1970’s, one of their goals was to develop an all-inclusive piece of legislation that included all four modes of transport (marine, rail, road and air). This all-inclusive legislation would be more adequate for shippers and companies as opposed to having to refer to one source for regulatory information. This legislation was meant to ensure the harmonization between the provinces, and all other forms of existing legislation
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The case of Andrews v Law Society of British Columbia (1989) is a monumental case in the context of Canadian Law as it sets the standard for what is considered discrimination against equality in the eyes of s. 15 in the Charter of Rights and Freedoms [hereinafter, Charter]. This paper will examine the decision by the Supreme Court of British Columbia and the subsequent decisions by the British Columbia Court of Appeal and Supreme Court of Canada, and will then comment on the lasting impact of these
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This vignette offers a complex, multi-faceted ethical dilemma that intersects many instances of Canadian policy and legislation. For the purpose of the section of the assignment I will focus on the policies and legislation that governs child protection in relation to domestic violence; domestic violence in itself; and refugee considerations that are relevant to this particular series of ethical dilemmas. Firstly, and perhaps most importantly, child welfare legislation in Newfoundland and Labrador
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