Movie Monday: The Fire Within Documentary
The Fire Within: The Secret Battles of Female Firefighters - the fifth estate
Answer in your book:
1. How does the documentary highlight gender inequality in firefighting?
2. In what ways do the experiences of female firefighters relate to broader issues of workplace discrimination?
3. Are there any policies or legal protections in place to support women in male-dominated fields like firefighting? If so, are they effective?
4. What steps can be taken to make firefighting a more inclusive and supportive career for women?
Talk Tuesday/Write Wednesday: Indigenous Justice Letter
Habeas Corpus: a writ requiring a person under arrest to be brought before a judge or into court, especially to secure the person's release unless lawful grounds are shown for their detention.
What Is ‘Habeas Corpus’ and Why Does It Matter? – My Law Dictionary
*see instructions on "projects and assignments" page for Indigenous Justice Letter
Notes to glue in book:
Striking Down – A court may declare that a law that infringes the Charter is nullified and is of no force of effect (as in Canada v. Bedford where the SCC ruled that three provisions of Canada’s Criminal Code, s. 210 keeping or being found in a bawdy house, s. 212(1)(j) living on the avails of prostitution, and s. 213(1)(c) communicating in public for the purpose of prostitution violate the s. 7 right to security of the person protected by the Charter of Rights and Freedoms).
Partial Invalidity – A common alternative to striking down an entire law is to declare only the unconstitutional portion(s) of the law invalid. The specific provision will be declared invalid rather than striking down the entire Criminal Code. If the court has ordered the law, in whole or in part, to be struck down, Parliament or a provincial legislature may choose to redraft that law so that it complies with the Charter.
Reading Down – Reading down is where the court interprets the legislation in a sufficiently narrow way to bring it in line with the Charter (as in R v Butler, where the SCC read down the extremely broad terms of the obscenity laws in the Criminal Code in order to avoid an infringement of freedom of expression. The court held that the provision should be interpreted narrowly to catch only certain forms of pornography.
Reading In – This technique is used when a statute is under-inclusive and fails to extend to those who have a legitimate constitutional claim to its protection. In such cases, the court may “read in” those categories of individuals rather than strike down the law entirely. (NOTE: Reading in is a controversial remedy as the court appears to be taking on a legislative role and adding to the legislation itself)
Constitutional Exemption – A court may order that a particular law is valid but a certain individual is exempt from its application. This remedy is rarely applied and used only in exceptional circumstances (as in Carter v Canada (AG) where the SCC suspended its decision on physician assisted suicide for one year, but also granted Taylor an immediate exemption that allowed her to seek doctor-assisted suicide under certain conditions).
Flex Wednesday
Think Thursday: Human Rights in Canada
Human rights brainstorming carousel- write down 3 things you learned in your notebook
Finish up Friday- Human Rights Campaign Project
Notes:
Human rights are the basic standards human beings need to live life with freedom and dignity. Human rights include fundamental civil and political rights, such as the right to free speech, to freedom of religion, and the right to participate in government. Human rights also include essential economic, social and cultural rights, such as the right to education, to work, and to healthcare.
Human rights are the rights that all people have simply because they are human beings. Each of these rights are inalienable; they cannot be denied or taken away from any individual. They are also indivisible; all human rights are equally important and one right cannot be taken away because it is said to be less important than another.
Finally, human rights are interdependent, all human rights are connected and you cannot guarantee one right without ensuring that other rights are protected.
Textbook Questions- Human Rights
See "Projects and Assignments" page for instructions for your human rights campaign
remember to study for quiz #3!