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The Minister of Justice prepares a "Charter Statement" to help inform the public and Parliamentary debate on a government bill. One of the Minister of Justice's most important responsibilities is to examine legislation for consistency with the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms ["The Charter"]. By tabling a Charter Statement, the Minister is sharing some of the key considerations that informed the review of a bill for consistency with the Charter. A Statement identifies charter rights and freedoms that may potentially be engaged by a bill and provides a brief explanation of the nature of any engagement, in light of the measures being proposed. A Charter Statement also identifies potential justifications for any limits a bill may impose on Charter rights and freedoms. A Charter Statement is intended to provide legal information to the public and Parliament. It is NOT intended to be a comprehensive overview of Charter considerations, recognizing that a bill may change over the course of its passage through Parliament. Additional considerations relevant to the constitutionality of a bill may also arise in the course of Parliamentary study. A Statement is NOT a legal opinion on the constitutionality of a bill.

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Name	Format	Description	Link
Charter Statement: An Act to amend the Financial Administrative Act (special warrant) (C-12)	Unknown		https://registry.open.canada.ca/en/dataset/62f5e666-c8fa-412e-8607-944cbfe89b83
Protecting Public Safety and the well-being of Canadians: Legislative and other measures – Coronavirus Disease (Covid-19)	Unknown		https://registry.open.canada.ca/en/dataset/752cc063-3d2f-4cea-adda-a07be7b1fb48
Charter Statement: An Act to amend the Financial Administrative Act (special warrant) (C-12)	Unknown		https://registry.open.canada.ca/fr/dataset/62f5e666-c8fa-412e-8607-944cbfe89b83
Protecting Public Safety and the well-being of Canadians: Legislative and other measures – Coronavirus Disease (Covid-19)	Unknown		https://registry.open.canada.ca/fr/dataset/752cc063-3d2f-4cea-adda-a07be7b1fb48
Charter Statement: An Act respecting certain measures in response to Covid-19 (C-13)	HTML		https://www.justice.gc.ca/eng/csj-sjc/pl/charter-charte/c13.html
Charter Statement: An Act respecting certain measures in response to Covid-19 (C-13)	HTML		https://www.justice.gc.ca/fra/sjc-csj/pl/charte-charter/c13.html

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