1. The concept of majority rule reconciled
The Charter of Rights and Freedoms is in place as a constraint to majority rule, so that the majority may not infringe upon the individual's rights. ... When these rights and freedoms are recognized and protected within the Charter of Rights and Freedoms the individual's rights will be protected from the majority's rule. ... Rights to promote the rule of law, such as the right to "life, liberty and security of the person and the right not to be deprived thereof except in the accordance with the principles of fundamental justice"(Yates, 329), or the right to equality; "every i...
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