Charter Of Rights And Freedoms
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Canada treated fleeing Ukrainians better than Afghans, new lawsuit allegesThe federal government recently created a program to ensure the families of Canadians who served as language and cultural advisers in Afghanistan are brought to safety.CanadaMay 30
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N.B. to remove decision-making power from anglophone district education councilsAnglophone district education councils will lose their decision making power, but the councils in francophone districts will retain them in order to respect Charter Rights.EducationMay 9
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Alberta’s involuntary addictions treatment law violates Charter rights, expert saysThe policy is part of the United Conservative government's model of recovery and treatment while stripping down harm reduction resources like supervised consumption sitesHealthApr 19
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Ontario nursing home law violates Charter, advocates allege in lawsuitAdvocates allege in a lawsuit that a controversial Ontario long-term care law violates the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.CanadaApr 13
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B.C.’s top court tosses guilty pleas, orders new trial amid Charter claimB.C.'s top court has overturned guilty pleas and ordered a new trial for a man who it says was unaware the pleas would prevent him from claiming his Charter rights were violated.CrimeMar 6
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Conservatives clarify opposition to Quebec’s Bill 21 following vote for notwithstanding clauseThe federal Conservatives are trying to reassure the World Sikh Organization of Canada that the party remains opposed to Quebec's secularism law known as Bill 21.CanadaFeb 14
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Danielle Smith quietly appoints Tracy Allard as civil liberties parliamentary secretaryGrande Prairie UCP MLA Tracy Allard was the former minister of municipal affairs until she was stripped of her posting after not following COVID protocol on Hawaiian vacation.PoliticsDec 17, 2022
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Churches in Manitoba Court of Appeal to challenge COVID-19 rulesSeven Manitoba churches say COVID-19 public health orders violated the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.HealthDec 13, 2022
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NDP denied emergency debate request over Ford’s use of notwithstanding clauseThe notwithstanding clause gives governments the ability to pass a law overriding parts of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms for a five year term.CanadaNov 2, 2022
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What is the notwithstanding clause? An explainer on the rarely used provisionA bill introduced Monday would impose contracts on approximately 55,000 education workers in the province.EducationOct 31, 2022
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