1. If the statement is false explain why it is false
LAW
HOW MUCH DO YOU KNOW?
True or false
If the statement is false explain why it is false

2. Serious criminal offences are called indictable offences
TRUE

3. Discrimination is illegal in Canada
TRUE BUT
discrimination is allowed in certain circumstances (e.g. drinking age, driving age, etc…)

4. The legal age for smoking in Canada is 19
FALSE
You are permitted to smoke in Canada at 16 BUT you cannot purchase cigarettes until you are 19 in Ontario.
Interesting Fact: You are permitted to purchase cigarettes at 18 in Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba and Quebec

5. Less serious criminal offences are called dual procedure offences
FALSE
Less serious offences are called SUMMARY OFFENCES

6. Rules governing driving are covered by the Highway Traffic Act
TRUE

7. Ontario has no laws governing nudity in public
FALSE
Nudity in public is permitted above the waist BUT it cannot be for sexual purposes

8. Canada was granted independence from Britain in 1867
TRUE

9. A child is required to attend school from the ages of 5 to 16 in Ontario
FALSE
The required ages to attend school used to be 5 to 16 but was changed to 5-18 in 2007
Implementation of Bill 52 took effect in 2007

10. Laws passed in Parliament or in a provincial legislature are called statutes
TRUE

11. Laws that come into being as a result of a judge made law are called precedent
TRUE

12. The Charter of Rights and Freedoms came into effect in 1867
FALSE
The Charter came into effect in 1982.
This was the first time rights were entrenched in the constitution in Canada.

13. Suicide is illegal in Canada
FALSE
Attempted suicide was removed from the criminal code in 1972.
Counselling suicide (aka Aiding and Abetting Suicide) remains an illegal criminal act.

14. Physician Assisted Death
Physician Assisted Death was legalized in Canada in 2015 in a landmark Supreme Court ruling
“The decision was signed by The Court, which happens occasionally when the justices wish to lend their decisions extra weight. The nine judges, who range in age from mid-50s to 74, dismissed the notion that competent adults cannot consent to their death. “We do not agree that the existential formulation of the right to life requires an absolute prohibition on assistance in dying, or that individuals cannot ‘waive’ their right to life. This would create a ‘duty to live,’” the ruling says.” Globe and Mail Feb 6, 2015

15. Canadian rights are guaranteed in the Charter of Rights and Freedoms
TRUE overall
Section 1 of Charter guarantees the rights and freedoms set in subject only to such reasonable limits as can be demonstrably justified in a free and democratic society

16. A person may, in law, refuse to answer questions by the police.
TRUE

17. Parliament and provincial legislatures may ignore laws set by judges under Section 33 of Charter
TRUE
But only some-Section 2, 7, and 15 of Charter
Section 33:
(1) Parliament or the legislature of a province may expressly declare in an Act of Parliament or of the legislature, as the case may be, that the Act or a provision thereof shall operate notwithstanding a provision included in section 2 or sections 7 to 15.(2) An Act or a provision of an Act in respect of which a declaration made under this section is in effect shall have such operation as it would have but for the provision of this Charter referred to in the declaration.(3) A declaration made under subsection (1) shall cease to have effect five years after it comes into force or on such earlier date as may be specified in the declaration.(4) Parliament or the legislature of a province may re-enact a declaration made under subsection (1).(5) Subsection (3) applies in respect of a re-enactment made under subsection (4).

18. The Ontario Human Rights Code prohibits discrimination based on sexual orientation
TRUE

19. Same Sex Marriage is not permitted in all of Canada
FALSE
In 2005 Same Sex Marriage is permitted country wide

20. Marriage laws are set by both the Federal and Provincial governments
TRUE
E.g.
Federal Government-decides who is allowed to get married, decides benefits of spouses
Provincial Government-manages marriage licences

21. The area of authority for the Federal and Provincial governments are outlined in the Constitution Act 1867)
TRUE

22. The province of Quebec has a law prohibiting the use of English signs outside stores
TRUE
This law has been in effect since 2005