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Unit 2: Section 2: Workbook 7: Canada's Charter of Rights and Freedoms
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Explore
You will expand your knowledge about the Charter of Rights and Freedoms in this activity.
Read the information about the Charter of Rights and Freedoms in the link below.
Notice the various categories of rights and freedoms and examples of each. Become more familiar with what each right and freedom means for you as an individual living in Canada.
Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms
Complete the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms chart by clicking on one of the links below.
Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms chart (Word)
Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms (pdf)
Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms (Google Doc)
Save your completed chart to your Activities folder.
Read
Read the cartoon, "Crossing the Line" on pages 93 to 95 of your textbook, Issues for Canadians.
As you read the comic, identify what issues related to the Charter and individual rights and freedoms are explored in the comic.
Mentally respond to the questions that are asked on the bottom of page 95.
Analyze the various points of view below. See how each person responded to the Supreme Court of Canada case on the use of drug-sniffing dogs in schools.
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Complete the Personal Response activity to the issue of using police drug-sniffing dogs in schools to search students' lockers
for drugs by clicking on one of the links below.
Personal Response (Word)
Personal Response (pdf)
Personal Response (Google Doc)
Save your completed personal response to your Activities folder.
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