Signing Proclamation of the Constitution Act
Canadian History
April 17, 1982
Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms
The most visible and recognized part of the Canadian Constitution, the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, guarantees the rights of individuals by enshrining those rights, and certain limits on them, in the highest law of the land.
Signing of the Proclamation of the Constitution Act. Click photo to enlarge, description and Credit.
Canadian Charter or Rights and Freedoms
"I wish simply that the bringing home of our constitution marks the end of a long winter, the breaking up of the ice jams and the beginning of a new spring. What we are celebrating today is not so much the completion of our task, but the renewal of our hope - not so much an ending, but a fresh beginning."
Right Hon. Pierre Trudeau. Click Photo to enlarge, description and Credit.
Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms
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