Rule Of Law In Canada

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The Rule of Law appears to be one of the single most important features of Canadian society―perhaps even in all of modern society. The very idea that criminal and civil penalties fall equally across the populace without regard to distinctions such as social class is one that is held highly, with one example being its place as a constitutional amendment in the United States. While this global adoption is a contemporary addition to humanity’s norms, with it beginning in England and spreading through colonialism, Rule of Law has taken to root surprisingly well. It is therefore disheartening that this esteemed cornerstone is subject to such rampant hypocrisy, even in the heart(s) of the so-called ‘Western World’. Despite the Equal Protection Clause

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