 | Protecting Rights and Freedoms: Essays on the Charter''s Place in Canada''s Political, Legal, and Intellectual life Subjects: Canada. Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms; Civil rights -- Canada; Canada -- Politics and government -- 1984; Canada -- Politics and government -- 1980–1984; In his introduction, Philip Bryden says that Canadians can be proud of their commitment to the protection of rights and liberties in the Charter. Canada, he believes, is a better place to live then it would be otherwise. Nevertheless, as the essays in this book reveal, the case in favour of the Charter is not simple or one-sided. Bryden Philip : Phillip Bryden is an associate professor in the Department of History at the University of Victoria. Davis Stephen :Stephen Davis is an author and journalist living in New England. Russell John :John S. Russell is an instructor and Department Chair in the Department of Philosophy at Langara College. |
