Section 2 Glossary
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Unit 2: Section 2: Canada's Charter of Rights and Freedoms
Section 2 Glossary
freedom: implies that no one will interfere with what you want to do
No one is obligated to ensure that your freedoms are not being violated. The government has a responsibility to ensure that legal rights do not unjustifiably limit your freedoms.
prejudice: a prejudgment or an opinion, point of view, or perspective that a person makes without understanding all the facts
right: refers to the things that we deserve as human beings (e.g., the right to clean water, food, shelter, reasonable access to health care)
Legal rights are more specific and refer to rights secured by law, which cannot be denied from one situation to the next. In Canada, all citizens have a legal duty to respect the legal rights of others. If citizens feel their legal rights are being violated, they can turn to the law to ensure their legal rights are respected.