Essay: Canadian rights (civil liberties)

Also known as a “free society” or “civil Liberties”, these rights able us to function as a society should without the fear of judgement or discrimination. Included in section 2 of the Charter is freedom of conscience and religion, meaning we are free to believe in any religion we desire as well as preaching our beliefs for others to heat, as long as we are keeping it contained and calm. Freedom of thought, belief, opinion, and expression including freedom of press and other media of communication, pointing out in which we are able to have our own voices and be heard with the ears of our peers, if we are doing it in a safe, non-judgemental and discriminating way. This section also outlines our freedom of association which means we have the freedom do enter and leave groups willingly without the fear of ridicule. The image I chose encompass these freedoms because it shows that we all have the same rights as one another no matter our difference.
Democratic Rights (ss. 3-5):
The fact that we are able to choose our government, means we are a democratic country. We have the right to choose who is the “face” of our country, as well we are able to run for election so we can turn our opinions and beliefs into laws to better our own country. These images show our right to vote once we are of age, which is 18 for anyone of Canadian citizenship.
Mobility Rights (s. 6):
These rights make it easier for Canadians to move to other provinces as well as other countries with the use of a passport to give us new insight on how other countries are run as well as different types of cultures. We also have the right to enter and remain in Canada. With this right, we are allowed and able to travel anywhere we want as long as we have the right funds and follow the correct laws set in place to keep each citizen safe. The passport is one of the most important objects to have when travelling so other countries can identify where you came from, in addition to the border patrol going back into Canada, which is why I chose to use the image of the passport.
Legal Rights (ss. 7-14):
The Legal Rights section of the Charter is crucial to the criminal justice system. These rights protect us with the dealings of the justice system, especially if we are charged with a criminal offence. These rights ensure that justice prevails. With each section included, they cover every principle of fundamental principle, therefore I used the pictures of the scale and the gavel to show the importance of justice. Many of the rights included in this section are “ the right to life, liberty, and security of the person”, “not to be subjected to any cruel and unusual treatment or punishment” and the right against self-incrimination which is a situation occurring when a person accused of a crime is compelled to be a witness against himself or herself in court. Anything regarding the legal system is included in this section of the Charter.
Equality Rights (s. 15):
Concluded in section 15, we are all humans and all deserve the same rights as our peers even if we have a different home country, skin colour, gender, opinion etc. The rights give us freedom of discrimination, equal protection and last but not least, equal benefit of law without discrimination. For further understanding, the images I used show exactly what equality is. Men and Women may be seperate genders, depending on how you identify, but we should all be treated the same because we are all humans as well as Canadian citizens. The second image regards the sexuality of us all, we may have different interests but for the same reason we should be advertising our differences because we have the right to do so without the discrimination of our peers.
Official Language Rights (ss. 16-22):
In Canada, we have many different varieties of languages and cultures, so a way we try to intwine each is to use a variety of languages on signs etc. just to make everyone feel welcomed and comfortable just the way they are. Constituted in the Charter is the guarantee that English and French are the official languages of Canada, which we integrate into our federal government offices and street signs which is why I included the stop sign in my collage. Each of them have equal status and equal rights in our country which is a reason I included the “hello” in both english and french.
Minority Language Rights (s. 23):
This last right is very necessary to the inclusion of everyone’s freedom in this country. The Minority Language Rights apply to french and english speaking Canadians, this helps parents have the option to educate their children with both languages while in school. Jurisprudence have a very big role in this right as well because it helps the leaders of our provinces to make decisions about whether other languages including Japanese, Mandarin, Ukrainian etc are to be learned.