April 17th, National Law Day, marks the day in 1982 when Queen Elizabeth II and then Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau signed the Constitution Proclamation, bringing the Constitution home and enacting the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. https://www.cba.org/For-The-Public/Law-Day
April 4th is the anniversary of the Supreme Court’s 1985 Singh decision. In this decision the Supreme Court found that the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms protects the fundamental rights of refugees. The Court decided that ‘everyone’ includes refugee claimants in the sentence: ‘Everyone has the right to life, liberty and security of the […]
April is Sikh Heritage Month in Ontario. Sikh Canadians have made significant contributions to our society. In April, Sikh Canadians celebrate Vaisakhi, which marks the creation of the Khalsa and the Sikh articles of faith. https://www.worldsikh.org/
