Canadian Legal FAQs: The Constitution of Canada

These questions and answers were developed by the Legal Resource Centre. They cover questions pertaining to the Constitution of Canada and are written in plain language.  [more]

Grade Level:	4-6, 7-9, 10-12
Publisher:	Legal Resource Centre of Alberta Ltd.
Published Date:	1996

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Aboriginal Rights: R v van Der Peet 1996

In this case that went to the Supreme Court, Dorothy van der Peet went fishing and caught 10 salmon under an Indian fish food license. She then sold these fish for profit. According to the law related to the Indian fish food license, Dorothy could not [more]

Grade Level:	10-12
Publisher:	Supreme Court of Canada
Published Date:	1996

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Prorogation: A Powerful Tool Forged by History

Stephen Harper's minority government was in trouble in December 2008.  The opposition parties were talking about banding together to defeat his government. This article examines the history of prorogation and how the different situations can be [more]

Grade Level:	7-9
Publisher:	Legal Resource Centre
Published Date:	2009

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Teaching about justice, rights and responsibilities: A teaching resource for Social Studies 10

This teacher resource manual was developed to support Alberta high school teachers in educating their students about the justice system in Alberta and Canada. It addresses five areas of law within the Canadian judicial system: constitutional, aboriginal [more]

Grade Level:	10-12
Publisher:	Alberta Justice
Published Date:	2002

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