ASSIGNMENT 1.1 Canadian Law

Instructions

for this assignment, you will be reading about and responding to a Constitutional challenge to one of Canada’s laws which was in the courts in the fall of 2017.

The law under review had to do with being able to keep prisoners in “administrative segregation.” This was challenged by the Canadian Civil Liberties Association which charged that administrative segregation amounts to indefinite solitary confinement, which is not legal in Canada.

Step 1 – Gather Information

Look at this link for administrative segregation to get a sense of what this means.
Administrative Segregation 

Do a search on the Canadian Civil Liberties Association to find out what they do. You should know that there is also a BC Civil Liberties Association.

Step 2 – Interpret Real World Account

Read the article from the Toronto Sun below.
Constitutional challenge to Canada’s segregation laws begins

Take some notes on what you see going on in the news story. You might want to print out the article to take notes in the margins.

Step 3 – Analyze the situation

You will then write a composition in which you address all of the following points:

Why is the CCLA challenging this law? Based on what you have read, explain why you either think that the law is unconstitutional or not. Next, how important do you think it is that this law be challenged?

In your response, be sure to reference the course readings in 1.1. In particular, be sure to address the point that Canadian law is designed to protect the rights of Canadians.

Also, be sure to note the specific section/clause of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms that is being violated in cases of extensive and /or unduly frequent solitary confinement.