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Originally posted by Displaced Flames fan@Oct 13 2004, 06:03 PM
but, I'd like a little discussion with you guys on Mike's post.
He said the Canadian equivalent is....
I find them to actually be equivalent in meaning. Do you guys find them to mean the same things as well?
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My interpretation would be that they're very, very similar, but that "pursuit of happiness" is more of a "Hey government, you have no right to control me," while "security of the person" is more of a "Hey government, stop them from doing that to me"
Plus Canada added
"and the right not to be deprived thereof except in accordance with the principles of fundamental justice" which I don't believe the US have. That is the clause that allows the Gov't to actually pass laws that are in violation of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms on the grounds that they are in line with our Canadian views of what is just and not have them thrown out by the courts.
It should be noted that they rarely do so.