Chapter 3 - Canadian Charter of Rights Vocbulary

Fundamental Rights/Freedoms:

• The freedom to express your opinions.
• The freedom to choose your own religion.
• The freedom to organize peaceful meeting and demonstrations.
• The freedom to associate with any person or group.

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Legal Rights:

• The right to be free of improsonment, search and seizure without reasons backed by law and evidence.
• The right to a fair and quick public trail by an impartial court that assumes that you are innocent until proven guilty. 

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Mobility Rights:

• The right to moce anywhere within Canada and to earn a living there.
• The right to enter, stay in, or leave Canada.

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Democratic Rights:

• The right to vote members of the House of Commons and of provincial legislatures.
• The right to vote for a new government at least every five years.

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Equality Rights:

• The right to be free of discrimination because of race, national or ethnic origin, religion, gender, age, or metnal or physical disability.

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Discrimination: Treatment or consideration of, or making a distinction in favor of or against, a person or thing based on the group, class, or category to which that person or thing belongs rather than on individual merit
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Prejudice: Ureasonable feelings, opinions, or attitudes, especially of a hostile nature, regarding a racial, religious, or national group.
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Diversity: Variety; multiformity.
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Constitution: A special set of laws that establish a framework of governance.
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Indian Act: Federal legislation related to the rights and status of First Nations of North America, although these people were diverse and had names for themselves. Many First Natrions perfer not to use the word Indian to describe themselves.
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Labour Union: An organization of workers that acts to protect workers' rights and interests.
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