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Read pages 96 to 98  in your textbook, Issues for Canadians.

Pay particular attention to the bullets that describe the Charter and the quote by Jean Chretien on page 96.

Mentally respond to the first question in a blue question mark box on the side bar on page 96.

As you respond, consider the following:

• The Supreme Court uses the Charter to determine if laws in Canada are fair and reasonable.
  
  -Patricia Lychak et al., Issues for Canadians: Student Resource (Scarborough: Nelson Education Ltd., 2008). 43. Reproduced by permission.
  
  

• Judges try to ensure that laws be consistent with the objectives of the Charter and the constitution.
  
  -Patricia Lychak et al., Issues for Canadians: Student Resource (Scarborough: Nelson Education Ltd., 2008). 142. Reproduced by permission.
  
  
• It allows people to challenge the application of laws to ensure that judges are upholding Charter rights.
  
  -Patricia Lychak et al., Issues for Canadians: Student Resource (Scarborough: Nelson Education Ltd., 2008). 46. Reproduced by permission.

Going Beyond

Internet Web Search

Research Canada's Passenger Protect program. (This is called the Canadian no-fly list in Canada's media.) Open an Internet browser, and use the keywords "Passenger Protect Program".

Investigate the following:

• Identity Screening Regulations
• Specified Persons List
• Reconsideration and Appeals
• Privacy and Human Rights
  

How does the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms affect the decisions made by the government and Canada's Passenger Protect program?