Canada has repeatedly been named the best, or among the best places to live on earth by the United Nations. ... There are those that still believe that Canada needs a strong and efficient government to deal with the divisive nature of relations between Quebec and the rest of Canada. ... However, things were much different during the years of Canada's early confederation. ... Indeed, under section 91 of the Constitution Act of 1867, the federal government had the broad power to make laws for what it felt was the "peace, order, and good government,"" of Canada. ... It seems Canada'...

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Therefore, the individual's liberty and security must be formally recognized and protected, usually within a written constitution, so that the liberties and securities of the individual may not be infringed upon by the will of majority. ... This paper will argue that the concept of majority rule can be reconciled with respect to individual rights for the following reasons: how the Charter of Rights and Freedoms within the Constitution Act protects individual rights from majority rule, and how citizen participation can ensure preserving the protection of individual rights from majority ru...

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These concepts have founded modern government today, which has lead to the creation of one of the most powerful and important documents in Canada, The Charter of Rights and Freedoms. We in Canada believe that it is very important for the government to be accountable to the citizens and reflect the wills and beliefs of the citizens. The citizens of Canada are fortunate to have such freedom, equality of gender, race, and religion. ... In Canada we are able to remove those who do not represent the ideas or beliefs of the vast majority of citizens. ... In October, 2011, the Enhahda Party, an Islam...

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It's the citizens job to locate the problem and take actions towards the government making it clear to them that the rights of the constitution are at risk. ... " His ideas that were arranged in the 18th century are now key parts in today's constitution. Canada and the United States use his ideas on civil liberties and the will of the people in today's modern liberal democracies. ... Very rarely in Canada and other democratic countries do we see a complication between the different levels in government and the people under them. ...

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According to the International Freedom of Expression eXchange (IFEX), countries such as Switzerland (12), New Zealand (13), Ireland (16), United States (16), Canada (17), Australia (21) etc. are considered to encourage free speech since they all score a press freedom index of 30 or less (World Audit, 2015). In comparison, the GDP per capita (USD) of these countries that foster free speech is as follows: Switzerland (54,800), United States (52,800), Canada (43,100), Australia (43,000), Ireland (41,300), New Zealand (30,400) (World Audit, 2015). ... Since the first amendment of the US constitut...

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The word "democracy," as well as the concept it represents, can be traced back to the area surrounding the Mediterranean Sea. The beginnings of democracy can be credited to the Greeks of the sixth century BC. The word comes from two Greek words: demos, meaning "the people," and kratein, meaning "to ...

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