Allison Smith is a law student at Dalhousie University, a writer, and a passionate equal rights advocate. She plans to use her law degree to work in the field of human rights.
Dalhousie law students decide to study Charter of Rights, not the War of 1812.
by Allison Smith
One effect of the Harper government’s decision to allot nearly the entire Heritage Ministry budget for 2012 (more than $28 million) to commemorating the bicentennial of the war of 1812 is that no funds were allotted to celebrating the 30th anniversary of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
Some Canadians think the Charter is essential to Canadian law and policy, and deserves a good airing on important anniversaries. They say the Canadian government's silence about the 30th anniversary of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms is a statement.