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How the Charter helped define Canada
Wednesday, April 18th, 2012
Apr. 16, 2012
Many things contributed to the Charter’s central role in our constitutional democracy. At least three were counterintuitive: The notwithstanding clause… The three-year moratorium on equality rights… [and] The Court Challenges Program… Led by the Supreme Court, the Canadian judiciary has defined its proper place in constitutional governance. First assertive and willing to undertake substantive review of legislation, it has set a predictable framework for acceptable limitations on rights and avoided an adversarial relationship with Parliament, preferring dialogue to confrontation.
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