wanted to check this, but I think you are wrong here. Canada did not have a constitution for a long time (well... not exactly... it was an act of the British Parliament) but that changed in 1982. I think you are thinking of the earlier situation.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadian_Charter_of_Rights_and_Freedoms -- big snip of first part of page -- The United States Bill of Rights can be contrasted with the Canadian Charter in that the latter contains a limitations clause and the former does not. The Supreme Court of Canada has consequently approached rights in the Canadian Charter with a view that they are more generous. Conversely, as the US Bill of Rights has no limitations clause or notwithstanding clause, the Supreme Court of the United States must define rights provisions themselves more conservatively. Fundamental justice (in section 7 of the Canadian Charter) is interpreted to include more legal protections than due process, which is its US equivalent. Freedom of expression in section 2 also has a more wide-ranging scope than the First Amendment to the United States Constitution's freedom of speech.[11] >Canada actually doesn't have some of the protections that we do same with >England. Their law enforcement can get away with way more than ours. > >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:208448 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
