Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms: Difference between revisions

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The only values recognized explicitly by the ''Charter'''s preamble are recognition for the supremacy of [[God]] and the [[rule of law]], but these have been controversial and of little legal consequence. In 1999, MP [[Svend Robinson]] proposed before the [[Canadian House of Commons]] that the ''Charter'' be amended so that the mention of God could be removed, as he felt it did not reflect Canada's diversity.

Section 27 also serves to recognize [[multiculturalism]], which the [[Department of Canadian Heritage]] argues is a prized heritage among the people.<ref>[http://www.pch.gc.ca/progs/pdp-hrp/canada/guide/general_e.cfm#27 Guide to the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.] Human Rights Program. Canadian Heritage. URL accessed on March 25, 2006.</ref>

==Criticism==