Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms |
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Part of the Constitution Act, 1982 |
Preamble |
Guarantee of Rights and Freedoms |
1 |
Fundamental Freedoms |
2 |
Democratic Rights |
3, 4, 5 |
Mobility Rights |
6 |
Legal Rights |
7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14 |
Equality Rights |
15 |
Official Languages of Canada |
16, 16.1, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22 |
Minority Language Education Rights |
23 |
Enforcement |
24 |
General |
25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31 |
Application |
32, 33 |
Citation |
34 |
Section 5 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms is a part of the Constitution of Canada, and the last of three democratic rights in the Charter. Its role is to establish a rule regarding how frequently the Parliament of Canada and the legislatures of the provinces and territories of Canada must meet. This section is thus meant to reflect and constitutionally guarantee a "basic democratic principle" that "a government must explain its actions to the people."[1]
The section reads,
5. There shall be a sitting of Parliament and of each legislature at least once every twelve months.