All About Canada Quiz

Whereas Canada is founded upon the principles that recognize the supremacy of God and the rule of law…

All About Canada Quiz

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Canadian History

1. Define “Confederation”.

1. In what year did Canada become a country?

1. Which were the first four provinces to confederate? (2 – 0.5 each)

1. In what year were Alberta and Saskatchewan created?

1. Who was the first prime minister of Canada?

1. When is “Canada Day” and what does it celebrate? (2)

Canada’s Federal Government

1. Who is Canada’s “head of state”?

1. Who is Canada’s current prime minister? To which federal party does he or she belong? (2)

1. Who is Canada’s head of the official opposition? To which federal party does he or she belong? (2)

1. Name two other federal parties in Canada. (2)

1. Besides Canada’s federal government, what are the other two levels of government? (2)

1. What are the three branches of our federal government? (3)

1. What is a law called before it is passed in parliament?

1. How are Member’s of Parliament (MPs) chosen?

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Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms

1. What are the four fundamental freedoms protected by Canada’s Charter? (2 – 0.5 each)

1. What are the six rights protected by the charter? (3 – 0.5 each)

1. When did the Charter of Rights and Freedoms become part of our constitution?

Immigration

1. What is the difference between an “immigrant” and a “refugee”? (1)

Justice System

1. What does “YCJA” stand for?

Collective Rights

1. What is the difference between an “Anglophone” and a “Francophone”? (1)

1. Who are the three main groups of Aboriginal peoples in Canada? (3)

1. From which two countries did the majority of European settlers first come? (1)

Economic Systems

1. How does the federal government of Canada afford to pay for all the services it offers to us Canadians?

1. If someone is an “economist”, what are they studying?

1. What is the founding principal of Canada?

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1. Imagine a person believes that the government should offer lots of services and they are happy to pay high taxes. Which would they better describe them: “left-wing”, “right-wing”, or “central”?

Consumerism

1. When discussing economics, what is a “consumer”?

Canadian Geography

1. What is the capital city of Canada?

1. Which three oceans border Canada? (1)

1. What is the capital city of Alberta?

1. In what continent is Canada found?

1. List all of Canada’s provinces and territories as well as each capital cities.

Province / Capital City
Territory / Capital City

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Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms - Notes

Constitution / A ______is the supreme ______of a nation that outlines:
-How the government is structured and ______; and
-Defines and ______government ______.
British North American Act, 1867 (BNA Act) / The BNA Act, 1867 was the document that:
-Confederated Canada’s original four provinces – ______, ______, ______and ______– into one nation;
-Canada’s first ______; and
-Set up the basic government ______that we have today.
Constitution Act, 1982 / -Canada’s ______since ______;
-Includes the ______of ______and ______
Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms (CCRF) / The CCRF recognizes and legally protects the individual ______and ______of all Canadian ______. Our charter recognizes and protects ______fundamental freedoms and _____ rights.
The Catholic Church teaches… / According to the Catechism of the Catholic Church,
Since all men are “created in the image of the one ______and equally endowed [______] with ______, all men have the same nature and the same origin. Redeemed by the sacrifice of ______, all are called to participate in the same divine beatitude [______]: all therefore enjoy an ______[worth](CCC 1934).”
In other words, since all men are created ______and since all men are loved by God, all men have inalienable ______and ______which are endowed by their ______.
The CCC goes on to say, “Every form of social or cultural discrimination in fundamental personal rights on the grounds of ______, ______, ______, ______, ______or ______, must be curbed and eradicated as incompatible with ______design.”
Christ, through His Church, clearly teaches that it is ______to ______and that all men have fundamental freedoms and rights.
Fundamental Freedoms / These are the four fundamental freedoms enshrined in our charter:
1. freedom of ______and ______;
2. freedom of ______, ______, ______
and ______, including freedom of the ______
and other ______of communication;
3. freedom of peaceful ______; and
4. freedom of ______.
Six Canadian Rights / These are the six rights enshrined in the CCRF:

1. ______– includes: right to ______and elections every five years
2. ______– includes right to enter, remain or leave a province or the ______
3. ______– includes right to a fair trial
4. ______– includes right to not be discriminated against
5. Official ______– includes right to access ______and ______from all govn’t institutions
6. ______– includes right to receive an education in English or French

CANADIAN CHARTER OF RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS

Whereas Canada is founded upon principles that recognize the supremacy of God and the rule of law:

Guarantee of Rights and Freedoms

1. The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms guarantees the rights and freedoms set out in it subject only to such reasonable limits prescribed by law as can be demonstrably justified in a free and democratic society.

Fundamental Freedoms

1. Everyone has the following fundamental freedoms:

(a) freedom of conscience and religion;

(b) freedom of thought, belief, opinion and expression,

including freedom of the press and other media of communication;

(c) freedom of peaceful assembly; and

(d) freedom of association.

Democratic Rights

1. Every citizen of Canada has the right to vote in an election of members of the House of Commons or of a legislative assembly and to be qualified for membership therein.
2. No House of Commons and no legislative assembly shall continue for longer than five years from the date fixed for the return of the writs at a general election of its members.

4.2In time of real or apprehended war, invasion or insurrection, a House of Commons may be continued by Parliament and a legislative assembly may be continued by the legislature beyond five years if such continuation is not opposed by the votes of more than one-third of the members of the House of Commons or the legislative assembly, as the case may be.

5. There shall be a sitting of Parliament and of each legislature at least once every twelve months.

Mobility Rights

6.1.1Every citizen of Canada has the right to enter, remain in and leave Canada.

6.2 Every citizen of Canada and every person who has the status of a permanent resident of Canada has the right

(a) to move to and take up residence in any province; and

(b) to pursue the gaining of a livelihood in any province.

Legal Rights

7. Everyone has the right to life, liberty and security of the person and the right not to be deprived thereof except in accordance with the principles of fundamental justice.

8. Everyone has the right to be secure against unreasonable search or seizure.

9. Everyone has the right not to be arbitrarily detained or imprisoned.

10.Everyone has the right on arrest or detention

• (a) to be informed promptly of the reasons therefor;
• (b) to retain and instruct counsel without delay and to be informed of that right;
• (c) to have the validity of the detention determined by way of habeas corpus and to be released if the detention is not lawful.

11. Any person charged with an offence has the right

• (a) to be informed without unreasonable delay of the specific offence;
• (b) to be tried within a reasonable time;

(c) not to be compelled to be a witness in proceedings against that person in respect of the offence;

(d) to be presumed innocent until proven guilty according to law in a fair and public hearing by an independent and impartial tribunal;

• (e) not to be denied reasonable bail without just cause;

(h) if finally acquitted of the offence, not to be tried for it again and, if finally found guilty and punished for the offence, not to be tried or punished for it again;

(i) if found guilty of the offence and if the punishment for the offence has been varied between the time of commission and the time of sentencing, to the benefit of the lesser punishment.

12.Everyone has the right not to be subjected to any cruel and unusual treatment or punishment.

13. A witness who testifies in any proceedings has the right not to have any incriminating evidence so given used to incriminate that witness in any other proceedings, except in a prosecution for perjury or for the giving of contradictory evidence.

14.A party or witness in any proceedings who does not understand or speak the language in which the proceedings are conducted or who is deaf has the right to the assistance of an interpreter.

Equality Rights

15. (1) Every individual is equal before and under the law and has the right to the equal protection and equal benefit of the law without discrimination and, in particular, without discrimination based on race, national or ethnic origin, colour, religion, sex, age or mental or physical disability.

Official Languages of Canada

16. English and French are the official languages of Canada and have equality of status and equal rights and privileges as to their use in all institutions of the Parliament and government of Canada.

17.Everyone has the right to use English or French in any debates and other proceedings of Parliament.

19.Either English or French may be used by any person in, or in any pleading in or process issuing from, any court established by Parliament.

20.Any member of the public in Canada has the right to communicate with, and to receive available services from, any head or central office of an institution of the Parliament or government of Canada in English or French, and has the same right with respect to any other office of any such institution where

(a) there is a significant demand for communications with and services from that office in such language; or

(b) due to the nature of the office, it is reasonable that communications with and services from that office be available in both English and French.

Minority Language Educational Rights

23.Citizens of Canada:

(a) whose first language learned and still understood is that of the English or French linguistic minority population of the province in which they reside, or

(b) who have received their primary school instruction in Canada in English or French and reside in a province where the language in which they received that instruction is the language of the English or French linguistic minority population of the province,

have the right to have their children receive primary and secondary school instruction in that language in that province.

23.2Citizens of Canada of whom any child has received or is receiving primary or secondary school instruction in English or French in Canada, have the right to have all their children receive primary and secondary school instruction in the same language.

23.3The right of citizens of Canada under subsections (1) and (2) to have their children receive primary and secondary school instruction in the language of the English or French linguistic minority population of a province

(a) applies wherever in the province the number of children of citizens who have such a right is sufficient to warrant the provision to them out of public funds of minority language instruction; and

(b) includes, where the number of those children so warrants, the right to have them receive that instruction in minority language educational facilities provided out of public funds.

Enforcement

24.Anyone whose rights or freedoms, as guaranteed by this Charter, have been infringed or denied may apply to a court of competent jurisdiction to obtain such remedy as the court considers appropriate and just in the circumstances.

Charter Assignment

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Fill in the blanks or answer the following questions. This is an open book assignment.

1. A constitution is the most powerful law of a country. It has two purposes. First, it outlines exactly how a government is to be ______. Second, it not only defines the powers of the government, but it ______those powers. (2)
2. What was the name of Canada’s first constitution? Which four provinces signed this original constitution? And in what year was it signed? (3 marks)

1. The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms is part of the ______Act. (1)
2. The CCRF was created in ______(year). (1)
3. Whereas Canada is founded upon principles that recognize the supremacy of ______and the rule of ______. (1)
4. What are Canada’s four fundamental freedoms? (1)

1. What are the six guaranteed rights of all Canadian citizens? (1)

1. Every Canadian citizen not only has the right to vote in elections, but also has the right to be a ______of a legislative assembly. (1)
2. No House of Commons or legislative assembly shall continue for longer than ____ years. (1)
3. What type of event would allow the government of Canada to continue governing for longer? (1)

1. Our legal rights include:

1. everyone has the right not to be unreasonably ______or ______, not to be arbitrarily ______or ______. (1)
2. If you are charged with an offense, you have the right to be ______promptly, to be ______within a reasonable time, and to be considered ______until proven ______. (1)
3. If you are arrested for a crime in Quebec, what protection would the charter offer you in regards to your language? (1)

1. Every individual is equal before and under the law, and cannot be discriminated against based on what factors (list all seven)? (1)

1. Canada’s Charter of Rights and Freedoms has been recognizing our human dignity since 1982. What institution has been recognizing human dignity for, well, about 19 centuries longer? (1)
2. What are the official languages of Canada? (1)

1. In what language would the debates in the House of Commons be spoken in Ottawa? (1)

1. If you were living in Quebec and, I assume, can’t speak French. How could the charter help you? Explain. (1)

1. Image that you had an opportunity to talk to a lawyer who specializes in the CCRF. For marks, write five GOOD questions that you could ask him or her. Answer on a separate sheet of paper. (5)

Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms: Case Studies

Rights and Freedoms
-Freedom of Conscience and Religion- Freedom of Peaceful Assembly
-Freedom of Thought, Belief, Opinion and Expression- Freedom of Association
-Mobility Rights- Equality Rights
-Minority Language Educational Rights- Democratic Rights
-Official Languages of Canada- Legal Rights

Which Right or Freedom has been violated? List all that apply.

1. Tim was sentenced to 2 years in prison without a trial.

1. Susan was arrested for posting on Facebook that “living together before marriage is a sin”.

1. Lisa was arrested and taken to prison but she is not sure why.

1. Sally and her friends live in Gravelbourg, Saskatchewan, where most of the population speaks French; however, the school board refuses to open a French school.

1. Johannes was not given a promotion because his employer discovered he had been born in Africa.

1. Komoto recently immigrated from Kenya to Quebec City. She speaks perfect English, but is unable to have her questions answered in English at the government immigration help-line.

1. Karl is not allowed to vote in the provincial election because he lives on a farm.

1. While protesting outside town hall, Phillip was pushed to the pavement and kicked by the local police officers.

1. Julie was not allowed to attend a friend’s party because she was Aboriginal.

1. Peter was asked not to enter a restaurant because they thought his wheelchair would take up too much room.

1. Jeff was arrested for having a bumper sticker on his car that said, “Pro-God; Pro-Family; Pro-Life: Anti-Stephen Harper”.

1. Ellen, a Canadian citizen, lived in Iran for 2 years and was not allowed to return to Canada when she tried to return.

1. Nicholas was told that he could not register to vote in his local elections because he had moved into town from out of province only a year earlier.

1. Mohammad was arrested at the airport because he looked suspicious.

1. Lucy was told that she would have to have an abortion if she wanted to keep her job as a waitress.

1. The Town of Brooks asked Ramona to take down the nativity scene from in front of her house because a neighbour complained.

1. Omar, a devout Muslim, was arrested for attending a Koran study meeting.

1. Namariah, who only speaks Arabian, was called as a witness in court but she was unable to understand the judges and lawyers.

1. Jeremy had his car searched at a routine traffic stop.

1. In order to pass a really important bill in the House of Commons, Prime Minister Jacque Le Jean attempts to postpone an election for just one month beyond the five year limit.

In the News - True Scenarios

1. Bill Whatcott, an evangelical Christian who is a licensed practical nurse, was fined $15,000 by his professional association, for protesting against abortion on his own time.

1. In 2005, CBC Radio, the government's broadcasting company, refused to accept a paid ad from the Maritime Christian College, because it was advertising a lecture that was going to discuss family issues from a Christian perspective.

1. Three children on Vancouver Island being home schooled, recently failed to graduate from high school, because their parents refused to teach them a small mandatory course which included sex education, on religious grounds. They regarded the course, called Personal Planning, as an attempt at social engineering and promoting immorality. The mother, Cheryl Howard of Courtenay, took the case to the BC Human Rights Tribunal but lost. Her children had straight A's in every other course.

1. In 2011, Mary Wagner was arrested at the site of the Bloor West Village “Women’s Clinic.” Wagner has been arrested on several occasions for peacefully entering abortion facilities in Toronto, where she presents women in the waiting room with a rose and offers them pro-life counseling.

1. In 2012, during the trial for Mary Wagner, the judge told her, “You’ve lost the right as a citizen to be anywhere near an abortion clinic or to speak to an employee,” he said. “You’re wrong and your God’s wrong,” he continued.

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