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unusual facts about Section Thirty-three of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms



Article 23

Section Twenty-three of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, which guarantee minority language educational rights to French-speaking communities outside Quebec

Ex post facto law

Because Section 11 of the Charter is among the sections that can be overridden under Section 33 (the notwithstanding clause), Parliament could in theory enact ex post facto laws by invoking Section 33.

Métis fiddle

S.35 of the Constitution Act, 1982 mentions of the Métis.

National Aboriginal Health Organization

NAHO defined "Aboriginal Peoples" using the Canadian Constitution Act, 1982, sections 25 and 35, to consist of three groups – Indian (First Nations), Inuit, and Métis.

Section Thirty-four of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms

As Parliamentary Secretary Russell MacLellan pointed out, this would have to be done through a constitutional amendment, particularly to section 34, since section 34 "establishes the charter's title. The charter's title is thus part of the Constitution." MacLellan believed the amending formula needed would be the one requiring the support of seven provincial governments representing at least half of Canada's population.

Section Thirty, Minnesota

Section Thirty is an unincorporated community in Fall Lake Township, Lake County, Minnesota, United States; located four miles east of Ely; and two miles southeast of Winton.


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