Case study presentations
Have students form small groups to research and present one key decision in the Charter’s history. Suggested cases include:
− R vs. Big M Drug Mart (1985) on Sunday
shopping
− Singh (1985) on the extension of Charter
rights to non-citizen refugee claimants
− R vs. Morgentaler, Scott and Smoling (1989)
on abortion
− R vs. Stinchcombe (1990) on the provision of
evidence to an accused before trial
− R vs. Keegstra (1996) on freedom of speech
vs. promotion of hatred
− Vriend vs. Alberta (1998) on whether
homosexual rights could be “read into” the
Alberta Human Rights code
− R vs. Burns and Rafay (2001) on the
extradition of Canadians facing possible
execution in other countries.
RESOURCES
Consolidated Statutes and Regulations of Canada
Judgements of the Supreme Court of Canada
Department of Justice Canada (Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms)
COMMENTS?