Canadian Constitution Act Of 1982 Analysis
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The main idea presented in the reading is the Canadian Constitution and how it is not an individual document, but rather a compilation of many different acts, documents, and unwritten rules. It consists of the Constitution Act of 1867 and its amendments, British and Canadian statutes, the Constitution Act of 1982, Judicial decisions “that have clarified or altered provisions of the 1867 act or other parts of the Constitution” (Dyck, 1943, p. 265), and unwritten constitutional conventions. A notable document found in the Constitution Act of 1982 is the Charter of Right and Freedoms, which is meant to address fundamental freedoms, democratic rights, mobility rights, legal rights, Aboriginal rights, equality right, language rights, and minority