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Balancing Individual and Collective Rights: The Charter

Assess the degree to which the Charter of Rights and Freedoms has successfully reconciled the needs of individuals and collectives with the needs of the majority.


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Title: Top 10 Charter Cases: As Revealed at the Symposium on the 25th Anniversary of the Charter, A Tribute to Chief Justice Roy McMurtry
Host: Osgoode Hall Law School, York University
Description: This website contains a summary of the 10 most important court decisions in the Charter of Rights and Freedom’s 25 year history.
Navigation Tips: Click on links in the menu on the right for related information.
URL: http://www.thecourt.ca/top-10-charter-cases-as-revealed-at-the-symposium-on-the-25th-anniversary-of-the-charter-a-tribute-to-chief-justice-roy-mcmurtry/

 

Title: Francophone education in Alberta: a brief outline
Host: Alberta Online Encyclopedia Heritage Community Foundation
Description: This website contains an article with an overview of Francophone education in Alberta and significant legislation and court decisions that have affected Francophone education.
Navigation Tips: Click on “Rights: Language and Education” in the menu on the left to access information on laws governing Francophone education in Alberta.
URL: http://www.abheritage.ca/francoedmonton/modern/franco-education_e.html

 

Title:

R. v. Keegstra, (1990) 3 S.C.R 697

Host:

Supreme Court of Canada

Description:

This website contains the text of the Supreme Court decision in the case versus Jim Keegstra.  

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Scroll down to view the entire text and a list of references.

URL:

https://scc-csc.lexum.com/scc-csc/scc-csc/en/item/695/index.do

 

Title: Top court upholds aboriginal logging rights on Crown land 
Host: CBC News
Description: This website contains a news story about the Supreme Court ruling on two New Brunswick cases involving three New Brunswick men who logged Crown wood for their own personal use.
Navigation Tips: Click on links under “Related” for additional information.
URL: http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/top-court-upholds-aboriginal-logging-rights-on-crown-land-1.596490

 

Title: Cases Where Individual Freedom or Rights Have Been Limited
Host: Alberta Online Encyclopedia Heritage Community Foundation
Description: This website contains links to summaries of Canadian cases that relate to rights and freedoms.
Navigation Tips: Scroll to read the text and click the links to access information. Click on topics in the menu on the left to access related information.
URL: http://www.edukits.ca/multiculturalism/student/human_rights_cases_e.html

 

Title: Mahe v. Alberta
Host: Wikipedia
Description: This website contains a description of a Supreme Court decision on a case regarding the minority language rights under section 23 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. The appeal against the Government of Alberta was brought forward by three Edmonton citizens dissatisfied with the quality of the French language schools in the province.
Navigation Tips: Click on links throughout the text to access related information.
URL: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahe_v._Alberta
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