Learning about the Law

The Learning about the Law Wikibook from People's Law School will help you understand the law in Canada. It focuses on your legal rights and responsibilities under Canadian law.

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Contents

• Canada's laws
  • Where do Canadians get their ideas about the law?

• Canada's Constitution
  • Rights and freedoms
  • Legal rights

• All Canadians are equal

• Your rights

• Your responsibilities

• The rule of law

• Who makes the laws?
  • Changing the laws
  • Voting

• Levels of government
  • Each level of government has different responsibilities

• Canada has a Queen

About this wikibook

• Acknowledgements & credits
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About People's Law School

The People’s Law School is a non-profit charitable society whose purpose is to provide British Columbians with reliable information about their rights and responsibilities under the law.

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