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Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms (1982)

The Constitution Act of 1982, which contained the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, was proclaimed by Queen Elizabeth II in Ottawa on 17 April 1982. The charter was a more comprehensive version of the Canadian Bill of Rights, which had been adopted in August 1960 to guarantee that the rights of all citizens would henceforth be respected. The charter would have far more impact on Canadian law and society than even its principal architect, Prime Minster Pierre Elliott Trudeau, had anticipated.

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CBA British Columbia - The Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Content archived on 9 July 2017
Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms - Fundamental Freedoms. Content archived on 6 Feb. 2024
Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms - Wikipedia
Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms | Our Country, Our Parliament
Constitution Acts, 1867 to 1982. Content archived on 13 June 2024 (original link)
Human Rights and the Charter | Canadian Museum for Human Rights
In Brief: Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms - OJEN
The Constitution is repatriated and the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms is adopted | Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages. Content archived on 23 Oct. 2018
The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms  | Canadian Human Rights Commission. Content archived on 12 Dec. 2020

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