What are the state of civil liberties in iran?
Considering that an American journalist has been sentenced for "espionage" in a closed trial which her lawyer was not allowed to attend, I would say the state of civil liberties is rather poor. But the Iranian president is urging that Roxana Sabini and a jailed Canadian be given the right to a full defense in the appeal. Perhaps that will happen. There might also be a power struggle within Iran, with some jailing foreigners to make trouble just when the leaders of both the U.S. and Iran want to begin talks.
How have Canadian freedoms and civil rights changed over the past century?
Women became "persons" in 1929. Women could not vote early on, now they can, but, I don't remember when that happened. The Citizenship act was passed in 1947, creating Canadian Citizens. Orientals got the vote in 1949. Native women got the vote sometime in the early 1960's (can't remember when). Later, a native women did not lose her native status just be moving off the reserve. I am not sure when this happened. 1977 - the official policy of assimilating natives ended. Prisoners could vote - in the 1990's??? The Bill of Rights came out in 1960 (or 61). In 1992, gays could serve openly in the military. Canada was the 2nd country in the world to have gay marriage. The Dutch beat us by a week.
Do Americans have more civil rights than Canadians (other than the 2nd Amendment)?
There are some areas where Americans enjoy greater civil rights protections and other areas where Canadians do. Leaving aside the controversial issue of whether carrying guns is a valid civil right as the question title alludes to, I would mention:Freedom of speech and freedom of religion are more expansive in the United States. Some forms of hate speech are illegal in Canada. The Québecois government manages to get away with a ridiculous law that requires English text on commercial signs to be no more than half the size of French text. See Legal dispute over Quebec's language policy - Wikipedia. There are publicly funded Catholic schools in Canada. (I count this as “less” civil rights because I think children have a right to not be religiously indoctrinated, but some might consider it “more” because they think parents have a right to an indoctrinating school environment for their children…)There are some subtle differences in criminal procedure. In the United States, police are required to cease interrogating a suspect once the right to silence is invoked, but the same is not true in Canada. Also, in Canada, you do not have the right to have a lawyer present during interrogation. (Don’t be stupid—take your lawyer’s advice and remain silent.) Otherwise there are similar civil rights protections (for example, in both Canada and the US, the police are required to read you your rights when you are arrested.)As someone else already mentioned, one important right enjoyed by Canadians is the right to vote, which is guaranteed by the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. This right extends to prison inmates and the mentally ill. In the US, nearly all states have deprived prison inmates of their right to vote, and in some, they also cannot vote after they have finished serving their sentence.
Is the legality of cannabis a question of civil rights or medical use?
“Is the legality of cannabis a question of civil rights or medical use?”First, how did you get to ask me to that twice?!The two things are not divisible in my opinion but the CIVIL RIGHT, enables my right to choose and to make my own medical decisions.Briefly, if there are available safe treatments, I should, as a Canadian, have the right to access to them. It should not be, oh well, if you’re a veteran your human rights are these but, if your health-care cripples you, for instance, we’ll allow you these.We call our health-care universal and brag about it, it is hooey, everything that isn’t harmful, costs money, it’s just another part of the robbery, leaving us marginalized and too sick to fight for things like food and shelter, we are disgusting!Instead of using cannabis oil to cure my cancer, I was, for all intents and purposes forced into multiple surgeries, just check what happens to people who refuse conventional treatments all of which are harmful, carcinogenic, and cause cancer to spread, seriously read up on it.But, if you have some money, you can cure yourself safely with undiluted cannabis oil, assuming you’re still strong enough to make it yourself, or you’ll have break the law and risk arrest for buying it from one of those illegal medical dispensaries.People have the right to live in safety, not to be tortured, and not to be discriminated against.****Edit*** Not all cancers respond to cannabis oil, the cancer needs to have receptors in order to respond. Cancer is a very serious disease, please do your own research about the risks benefits or get someone you literally trust with your life for some help.
How did Wilfred Laurier contribute to Canadian history?
Sir Wilfrid Laurier, PC, GCMG, KC, baptized Henri-Charles-Wilfrid Laurier (November 20, 1841 – February 17, 1919) was the seventh Prime Minister of Canada from July 11, 1896, to October 5, 1911. Canada's first francophone prime minister, Laurier is often considered one of the country's greatest statesmen. He is well known for his policies of conciliation, expanding Confederation, and compromise between French and English Canada. His vision for Canada was a land of individual liberty and decentralised federalism. He also argued for an English-French partnership in Canada. "I have had before me as a pillar of fire," he said, "a policy of true Canadianism, of moderation, of reconciliation." And he passionately defended individual liberty, "Canada is free and freedom is its nationality," and "Nothing will prevent me from continuing my task of preserving at all cost our civil liberty." Laurier was also well regarded for his efforts to establish Canada as an autonomous country within the British Empire. His efforts were continued by his successor as Prime Minister, Robert Borden. Laurier is the fourth-longest serving Prime Minister of Canada, behind William Lyon Mackenzie King, John A. Macdonald, and Pierre Trudeau. A Maclean's historical ranking of the Prime Ministers placed Laurier third behind King (first) and Macdonald [2]. Laurier also holds the record for the most consecutive federal elections won (4), and his 15 year tenure remains the longest unbroken term of office among Prime Ministers. In addition, his nearly 45 years (1874-1919) of service in the House of Commons is an all-time record in Canadian politics, unmatched by any other politician. [3] Finally, at 31 years, 8 months, Laurier was the longest-serving leader of a major Canadian political party, surpassing King by over two years. Laurier's portrait is displayed on the Canadian five-dollar bill.
Why is the charter an important part of the Canadian heritage?
The Charter of Rights and Freedoms is an integral part of Canada's Constitution. In effect, it is the legislative anchor that defines the core principles governing relations between and among individuals in Canadian civil society, as well as their collective relationship with the State. It is the successor to the Bill of Rights enacted as a federal statute in 1960.That Bill, however, was limited in scope to those matters in relation to federal statutes, although the courts recognized it as “quasi-constitutional”. Still, it did not extend individual civil rights to all aspects of Canadian society as there remained questions about its application to some matters under Provincial jurisdiction.By incorporating the rights and freedoms of every Canadian within the Constitution Act of 1982, any jurisdictional doubts regarding its application to every Canadian throughout Canada were removed, except within the Province of Quebec for certain distinct political and cultural reasons rooted in the Province’s history within the Confederation.Even in Quebec, however, the courts rely upon the Charter as a foundational authority although the Province, (or any other Province for that matter), may exercise the “notwithstanding clause” of the Constitution to enact laws that may depart from the Charter in certain circumstances the Provincial Legislature deems exceptional. This option, however, is rarely exercised.
If liberals constantly fight in the name of civil rights, then why do so many of them want to repeal the 2nd Amendment?
“[A well regulated Militia], being necessary to the security of a free State, [the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.]”The Second Amendment isn’t a catch-all. It clearly states both that the right to keep and bear arms is an important liberty that should be granted, but also that it is intended since its inception to be subject to sensible regulation.Liberals don’t want to repeal the Second Amendment, they just don’t consider it to be an unlimited right. It’s not unreasonable to note that one individual’s right to do something stops being a right once it starts to impinge upon another individual’s rights, and thus “my right to not get shot” might be a little bit more important than “your right to bear arms.” The compromise comes in finding a way to ensure you or anyone else can bear arms if they wish to, so long as other citizens don’t get shot when they don’t wish to.It’s really not that hard to understand; liberals aren’t anti-Second-Amendment absolutists, they’re merely addressing the fact that the present situation is obviously untenable. More American citizens were shot and killed by toddlers in the past year than by terrorists, and that is a problem that bears addressing.
Top 10 defining moments in Canadian History ( 1900-Present )?
There are SO many... Lets talks about the October Crisis witch took place in the 70's. When the FLQ starting kidnapping important people from the government then they bribed Canada for money and gold bricks and they demanded that Canada sets free all the prisoned FLQ members. Their first victim was James Cross the British trade commissioner in Montreal. They kept kidnapping more important people like Pierre Laporte. Trudeau obviously wasn't going to take that crap, so he proclaimed the War Measures Act witch basically took away all Canadians civil rights. That meant that cops could literally arrest ANYONE whom they suspected were apart of the FLQ, they would prison them up to 21 days and with out trial up to 90. That pissed a lot of Quebec people off, cause yeah a lot of innocent people were arrested, but eventually the FLQ surrendered seeing how many of their people were being arrested. One gang surrendered James Cross in exchange for a flight to Cuba, and the other was charged for murder and kidnapping since they killed Pierre Laporte and put his body in the trunk of a car. This brought the FLQ to an end. Don't forget, every time a reporter would ask how far Trudeau was gonna go with all of what he was doing, he'd reply "just watch me" Other events were, the Constitution, of course that had to do with Trudeau too. Without Trudeau signing the Constitution, Canada wouldn't be the country it is today. Another one as well, was the Official Languages Act, when Trudeau proclaimed that act, it meant that both french and english Canadians would be able to act with the federal government in their own language. He used federal funds to broadcast this to other provinces that from then on, everything in Canada, and absolutely everything, would be in both french and english, meaning all products and labels and such, were in both french and english, not only english. English Canadians weren't too happy over this because they felt the French were getting special treatment, and they felt that since not a lot of Canadians spoke french, then there was no point to him proclaiming the act, since Canada was turning into a multicultural country and all. They also felt it wasn't fair that so much money was spent on spreading the Official Language act all over Canada.