Charter of Rights and Freedoms

In some parts of the world, children as young as 10 can be denied school, have to serve in the army, or can be persecuted because of their religion

• True

• False

Your fundamental freedoms include the right to have and express your opinions and to belong to any group you choose

• True

• False

It is a democratic right to have legislatures and a parliament that meet at least four times a year.

• True

• False

If you are a Canadian citizen you have the right to enter, stay or leave Canada as you wish. But if you commit a crime these rights can be taken away.

• True

• False

Because the postal service in Canada is owned by the federal government, you can receive your mail services in either French or English

• False

• True

The right to feel safe and free, to have a fair and quick public trial, and to be assumed innocent until proven guilty in a trial are all legal rights.

• True

• False

Between 1674 and 1701, the Iroquois Confederacy was allied with the French against the Britsh

• False

• True

The Charter of Rights and Freedoms does not have the ability to uphold existing Aboriginal treaty rights or uphold the multicultural heritage of Canadians

• True

• False

La Grande Paix de Montreal was the first treaty between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal peoples.

• True

• False

The Treaty of Grande Paix de Montreal is one of roots of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms because it reflects mutual respect for different collective identities.

• True

• False