With the 40and anniversary of the repatriation, politicians of the time spoke about these events. This was the case of Sheila Copps a few days ago. The former deputy premier was a member of the Ontario parliament at the time. With female colleagues, she mobilized for women’s rights. According to her, the charter is a turning point in the advancement of the rights of women and Francophones.
Here is the great Chartist narrative again. Before 82 it was the Middle Ages. Luckily we have a charter since. Our rights are finally respected!
sexual assault
All this of course does not stand up to analysis. Take the case of Véronique Millaire, a Franco-Ontarian. She filed a sexual assault complaint a few years ago. Charges have been brought against his alleged attacker.
Mme Millaire, however, wanted an interpreter to speak French in court. So the trial was postponed a few times. So the charges were eventually dropped under Jordan. This decision of the Supreme Court, taken on the basis of the charter, sets the deadline for a trial at 18 months. This period was exceeded by five days in the case of M.me Millaire and his alleged attacker.
Domestic violence
There are tens of thousands of stories of abandonment of charter proceedings in Canada. In one case, an accused of domestic violence escaped justice. He then got back together. He beat and threatened his new spouse with death and this time he was convicted. How has the charter better protected the rights of these two women?
The bill of rights is a goldmine for lawyers, a blessing for defendants. It is, however, a catastrophe for the victims of crime.