Description: Some of our most cherished, powerful rights are found in the Charter. But the Charter is not the only source of rights in Canada. Many of the rights and privileges Canadians enjoy come from other sources of law: aboriginals have special hunting and fishing rights through treaties, the Constitution grants certain religious communities the right to run religious schools. We are all protected from discrimination through provincial human rights codes. Many rights found in the general section of the Charter are designed to ensure that these rights are respected, and are not adversely affected by other Charter rights. So you could say that the General section contains rights that protect rights from interference from other rights. It's a bit confusing, but it's only right.

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charter of rights

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discrimination

general section

other rights

provincial human rights

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Groups: Other Rights Human Rights