Canada+Upholding+&+Enforcing+the+law

1)__Poverty__- They cant afford the high price of private lawyers, so they get a different representation in a court room. They get goverment appointed lawyers( which are normally younger lawyers who dont have as much expierence) known as "Junior Lawyers". **good group to think of** __**Gay Marriage-**__ They never got there rights for a very long time. And still some people dont agree with them, and want it to go back to being a law were gay marriage isnt allowed __**Immagrants-**__ Some immagrants in canada dont have as much as a right as a canadian who has lived here as long. Sometimes at job interviews some poeople dont want immgrants cause maybe they dont speak english as fluent as a canadian would, and they also may judge on what they wear(turbins etc.) which is wrong.
 * __Womens Right-__** They also never got there rights for a very long time and still now people are sexist towards girls and think that sometimes that can't do a good enough job as a boy.

2)__**What is the Indian act**__: is federal legislation which dates from 1876. There have been over twenty major changes made to the original Act since then, the last time being in 1951. __**What does the Indian act do:**__ -It explains to people how the Reserves and Bands can operate -It sets out rules for operating and taking care of Indian reserves, explains how the bands can be worked. Bands do not have to have reserve lands to operate under the Act. -It defines who is an "Indian" and who's not -Before Bill C-31 was passed in 1985, the Act generally defined status Indians in two ways: First, an Indian was any person who was a member of a "Band" recognized for the purposes of the Act (whether or not the Band had reserve lands). -Second, the Act defined a number of types of Indian people who were denied recognition as "registered" or "status" Indians, and who were therefore denied membership in Bands.
 * You need to finish this question, what did Bill C-31 do, what change did it make for Indian women and their children, what are the facts surrounding this change, why did it happen? You need to make a pamphlet either supporting or opposing the changes Bill C-31 created.**

3) __What Happened to Bill C-31?__ Important changes were made to Canada's //Indian Act// on June 28, 1985, when Parliament passed Bill C-31, an //Act to Amend the Indian Act//. Bill C-31 brought the Act into line with the provisions of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.**good answer**

__Why was this change made?__ So Non First Nations could marry First Nations. women wouldnt have to worry about loosing status.

--> removal of discrimination;
 * restoring status and membership rights; and
 * increasing control of Indian bands over their own affairs.

4)**What is the rule of law? nobody is above the law, they apply to everybody equally** A)No one is allowed to have any beverages in the computer lab. So the principal. B)No, cause the principal said no one is allowed to have beverages and there was people who had beverages. Then he changed his rules to only staff can **this is not totally accurate because volleyball players have water bottles in there too**, and water bottles are allowed. After he clearly said no one is allowed beverages in the computer lab. C)Laws are laws, and nobody is above them. They apply to everyone- In this case they changed the law due to the staff and also allowing water bottles in the computer lab after he said no beverages in the lab no matter who u are. Laws cannont be changed to only suit certain people- He said that staff was allowed to have beverages in the computer lab, also that water bottles were allowed **good, I see what you are getting at but it is a bit confusing ( talked about this on phone)**


 * Make some minor corrections and please do the pamphlet**