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To: rickmichaels
>>“It’s unconstitutional

Odd comment for a lawyer, as while there is a Charter of Rights and Freedoms, I believe Canada doesn't have a constitution.
15 posted on 07/13/2013 5:59:37 AM PDT by expat1000
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To: expat1000

Canada does have a Constitution. It is primarily contained in the Constitution Act of 1867 and the Constitution Act of 1982 but includes a number of other documents as well. It isn’t as neat as the United States Constitution, but it is a written Constitution.

It also contains some ‘unwritten’ provisions that come from British Common Law (as does the UK, and most of the other Commonwealth Realms). Though ‘unwritten’ in the sense that they are not set down in any particular formal document, these are generally clearly understood and have been documented in analysis of Common Law.


23 posted on 07/13/2013 6:27:41 AM PDT by naturalman1975 ("America was under attack. Australia was immediately there to help." - John Winston Howard)
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To: expat1000
Constitution of Canada
26 posted on 07/13/2013 7:13:40 AM PDT by rickmichaels
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To: expat1000

We do have a Constitution, but it is not confined to a single document. It consists of several Acts of Parliament, English Common Law and court rulings.


33 posted on 07/13/2013 1:09:50 PM PDT by Squawk 8888 (I'd give up chocolate but I'm no quitter)
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To: expat1000

Yes, we do have a constitution. The Charter of Rights and Freedoms is part of it: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constitution_of_Canada


37 posted on 07/13/2013 10:16:54 PM PDT by oldweesie
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