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REPORT: “Life, Liberty, and Security of the Person”, Section 7 of the Constitution Act, 1982

Document Information Date: 2021-11-04 [Updated: 2025-08-06] By: PrimaryDocuments.ca Citation: PrimaryDocuments.ca, Section 7, Life, Liberty, and Security of the Person: Compilation of primary documents to assist in interpreting the public meaning of Section 7 of the Constitution Act, 1982, Third Ed. (August 2025). Other formats: Click here to view the original document (PDF). Please Note: Due to recent discoveries of new Charter drafts (which will be published in an upcoming academic paper and are available on our site), users are advised to consult this table, which has an up-to-date drafting history… Read more REPORT: “Life, Liberty, and Security of the Person”, Section 7 of the Constitution Act, 1982

REPORT: Equality Rights: Disability, Section 15 of the Constitution Act, 1982

Document Information Date: 2021-10-28 [Updated 2023-08-01] By: PrimaryDocuments.ca Citation: PrimaryDocuments.ca, Section 15(1), Equality Rights: Disability: Compilation of primary documents to assist in interpreting the public meaning of Section 28 of the Constitution Act, 1982, Second Ed. (August 2023). Other formats: Click here to view the original document (PDF). Please Note: Due to recent discoveries of new Charter drafts (which will be published in an upcoming academic paper and are available on our site), users are advised to consult this table, which has an up-to-date drafting history for Section 15(1). This… Read more REPORT: Equality Rights: Disability, Section 15 of the Constitution Act, 1982

REPORT: “Reasonable Limits,” Section 1 of the Constitution Act, 1982

Document Information Date: 2021-10-22 [Updated: 2025-08-05] By: PrimaryDocuments.ca Citation: PrimaryDocuments.ca, Section 1, Reasonable Limits: Compilation of primary documents to assist in interpreting the public meaning of Section 1 of the Constitution Act, 1982, Third Ed. (August 2025). Other formats: Click here to view the original document (PDF). Please Note: Due to recent discoveries of new Charter drafts (which will be published in an upcoming academic paper and are available on our site), users are advised to consult this table, which has an up-to-date drafting history for Section 1. This table… Read more REPORT: “Reasonable Limits,” Section 1 of the Constitution Act, 1982

“Peace, order, and good government” in Section 91 of the Constitution Act, 1867

Document Information Date: 2020-04-07 By: PrimaryDocuments.ca Other formats: Click here to view the original document (PDF). The previous versions, Version 1 can be found here. Please Note: The PDF and HTML below will not always align. The PDF serves as a record in time, whereas the HTML will constantly be updated. The PDF will be updated occasionally and all former versions of the report will be available for download when a new version is uploaded. For now, the PDF contains the original version of the report. Constitution Act, 1867: Section… Read more “Peace, order, and good government” in Section 91 of the Constitution Act, 1867