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| RJR MacDonald Inc v. Canada |
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Description
- Tobacco Products Control Act, putting a bann on advertising of tobacco products and putting warnings to their health risks
Rights Focus
- the act was violating the tobacco companies Freedom of Expression
- courts said that they could do this because they were protecting the health of the people
Impact on Canadians
- warnings on tobacco products protect new smokers and keeping children from becoming dependent on tobacco
- dont see tobacco, no ads, not in pg movies
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| Who can make laws about guns? |
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Definition
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- Alberta challenges the Firearms Act that makes new gun owners go through a long process on resgration
- the federal's are making this to protect the public
Rights Focus
- that parlement passing law on the right to make laws for the peace, order and for canada
Impact on Canadians
- would make it harder for legitmate guns users to get the weopens
- the long gun resiatry
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- oakes found with nsrcotics and money
- was charged with trafficking drugs\claimed that he was using for personal use
Rights Focus
- that he wasnot been presumed innocent when he was arrestered
Impacts on Canadians
that people are being charged with more serious crimes than what really happened |
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| taught hate and can not teach high school students anything |
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- were two women living together in a common law
- broke up and M filed for fincial support even though rule only said man and women
- law forced to change to between persons
- Family Law Act discrimanted against same sex couples
- made laws more equal
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- RCMP used infered to look at his hous eto see if possable grow up
- used to get a warrent and found drugs
- heat seeking was appled for unlawful search of home
- is using heat searching tech. an unlawful search
- acceptable montaring tool not search tool
- allowed to use heat searchinf tech to get seach warrent
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- black man was refused service in a bar
- because bar did not serve coloured people
- merchants are allowed to sell to whomever they want
- Freedom of Commerce
- civial lawsuit successful in this case, criminal was not
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| Kersley v. St. Catherines |
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Definition
- he wanted to be a fighterfighter but the St. C would not take him b/c of a heart problem
- heart problem proven that it would not effect his work abilities
- if a disability does not affect your ability to work they have to hire you
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