1. Complexities of Liberalism in Practice Why and to what extent do some liberal democratic governments promote individual and /or collective rights? Key Terms: American Bill of Rights, Anti-Terrorism Act, Charter of Rights and Freedom, Emergency and security legislation, Quebec Charter of Human Rights and Freedoms

2. Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms American Bill of Rights Quebec Charter of Human Rights and Freedoms Promoting Rights

3. Promotion of Rights Basic Rights (FUNDAMENTAL) Reviewed – Life – Liberty – Personal safety Purpose – Free will/personal autonomy

4. Reasonability My Rights How do I protect myself Your rights Is the group more important than me?

5. Canadian Issues French Canadian Rights – Language Rights Aboriginal Rights – Nation status Minority Rights – Marriage rights Majority Rules – Most votes win (First Past the Post)

6. Collective Rights Collective rights define Canada – Bilingual rights – Pluralistic society Many cultures maintain distinct cultural practices – Francophone – Ukrainian – Hindus – Muslims – Aboriginals

7. Complexities of Liberalism in Practice How do liberal democracies balance the perceived common good with the need to respect rights? – English Rights in Quebec Bill 101 (French official language in Quebec) – French Rights in Alberta French Language school boards

8. Aboriginal Rights

9. Whose rights need to be recognized in connection with land claim or self gov’t issues? – British Columbia? – Aboriginals? – Canadians (Who are they?) – Nation versus Nations?

10. Should FNMI in Canada have the right to self- government or special status? Although the UN would like to recognize indigenous peoples of the world through a “Declaration of Rights of Indigenous Peoples,” the Canadian Gov’t has voted against it. Can you think of any reasons why?

11. Religious Rights Passport Canada has upset a British Columbia- based Sikh family by denying its children’s passport applications. Passport Canada stated that the religious headgear the children wore in their photos was unacceptable. The children’s faces were clearly visible in the photographs. CBC News, August 17, 2007

12. In France, the French government began to restrict the display of religious symbols as a policy to preserve the secular nature of public institutions (ie – gov’t offices, service desks and schools) during the 1990’s Is it OK to ban Muslim women from wearing veils or men from wearing turbans? Would expulsion from school be acceptable if these violations occur?

13. Complexities of Liberalism in Practice Why might governments choose to reject the principles of liberalism in some cases? – smoking in public/private – Conflicts (war, international terrorism, homegrown terrorism)