CHAPTER 7 – CIVIL LIBERTIES

1. What is the distinction between civil rights and civil liberties in the Canadian context?
2. In Canada, what were four main factors in the development of legislative protection for civil
rights?
3. What is the basis of Canada’s “implied” bill of rights?
4. Why did Diefenbaker’s 1960 Bill of Rights prove disappointing?
5. Why was the US civil rights movement important for the development of Canadian human
rights legislation?
6. What is a bona fide occupational requirement? What do you think would be a bona fide
occupational requirement for a firefighter?
7. If an employee were fired from her job at Canadian Tire, would the Charter or a provincial
human rights act apply? Explain.
8. If there were a human rights complaint brought against a bank manager, what human rights
act would apply – federal or provincial? Give reasons.

What is the distinction between civil rights and civil liberties in the Canadian context?

In Canada, what were four main factors in the development of legislative protection for civil rights?

What is the basis of Canada’s “implied” bill of rights?

Why did Diefenbaker’s 1960 Bill of Rights prove disappointing?

Why was the US civil rights movement important for the development of Canadian human rights
legislation?
What is a bona fide occupational requirement? What do you think would be a bona fide occupational
requirement for a firefighter?

If an employee were fired from her job at Canadian Tire, would the Charter or a provincial human
rights act apply? Explain.

If there were a human rights complaint brought against a bank manager, what human rights act would
apply – federal or provincial? Give reasons.