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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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Specific Outcomes

This critical challenge may address these outcomes:

Specific Outcome 9.1.1 - Students will appreciate the impact of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms on rights and governance in Canada (C, I, PADM)
Specific Outcome 9.1.2 - Students will appreciate the various effects of government policies on citizenship and on Canadian society (C, I, PADM)
Specific Outcome 9.1.3 - Students will appreciate how emerging issues impact quality of life, citizenship and identity in Canada (C, I, PADM)
Specific Outcome 9.1.6.1 - In what ways has the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms fostered recognition of individual rights in Canada? (PADM, I)
Specific Outcome 9.1.6.2 - How does the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms support individuals in exercising their rights? (PADM, C, I)
Specific Outcome 9.1.6.3 - In what ways has the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms affected conditions in the workplace (i.e., issues of gender, age, race, religion)? (PADM, I, C)
Specific Outcome 9.1.6.4 - What is the relationship between the rights guaranteed in the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms and the responsibilities of Canadian citizens? (PADM, C)
Specific Outcome 9.1.7.1 - Students will assess, critically, how the increased demand for recognition of collective rights has impacted the legislative process in Canada by exploring and reflecting upon the following questions and issues: In what ways has the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms fostered recognition of collective rights in Canada? (PADM, I)
Specific Outcome 9.1.7.2 - In what ways does the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms meet the needs of Francophones in minority settings? (I, PADM)
Specific Outcome 9.1.7.3 - To what extent does the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms meet the needs of Francophones in Québec? (PADM, I, C)
Specific Outcome 9.1.7.4 - To what extent should federal and provincial governments support and promote the rights of official language minorities in Canada? (PADM, I, C)
Specific Outcome 9.1.7.5 - How does the Indian Act recognize the status and identity of Aboriginal peoples? (PADM, I, C)
Specific Outcome 9.1.7.6 - How does legislation such as Treaty 6, Treaty 7 and Treaty 8 recognize the status and identity of Aboriginal peoples? (I, PADM, LPP)
Specific Outcome 9.1.7.7 - How do governments recognize Métis cultures and rights through legislation (i.e., treaties, governance, land claims, Métis Settlements in Alberta)? (PADM, I, CC, LPP)
Specific Outcome 9.S.1.2 - Students will evaluate, critically, ideas, information and positions from multiple perspectives
Specific Outcome 9.S.1.4 - Students will re-evaluate personal opinions to broaden understanding of a topic or an issue
Specific Outcome 9.S.1.6 - Students will access diverse viewpoints on particular topics by using appropriate technologies
Specific Outcome 9.S.2.4 - Students will analyze the historical contexts of key events of a given time period
Specific Outcome 9.S.5.2 - Students will demonstrate a positive attitude regarding the needs and perspectives of others
Specific Outcome 9.S.7.1 - Students will reflect on changes of perspective or opinion based on information gathered and research conducted
Specific Outcome 9.S.7.2 - Students will integrate and synthesize concepts to provide an informed point of view on a research question or an issue
Specific Outcome 9.S.7.3 - Students will develop a position supported by information gathered during research
Specific Outcome 9.S.7.4 - Students will draw conclusions based upon research and evidence
Specific Outcome 9.S.7.6 - Students will organize and synthesize researched information
Specific Outcome 9.S.8.2 - Students will use skills of informal debate to persuasively express differing viewpoints regarding an issue
Specific Outcome 9.S.8.3 - Students will elicit, clarify and respond appropriately to questions, ideas and diverse points of view presented in discussions
Specific Outcome 9.S.8.4 - Students will make reasoned comments relating to the topic of discussion
Specific Outcome 9.S.8.5 - Students will listen to others to understand their perspectives
C Citizenship
ER Economics and Resources
CC Culture and Community
I Identity
LPP The Land: Places and People
GC Global Connections
TCC Time, Continuity and Change
PADM Power, Authority, and Decision Making
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