That's Not Fair- by: Macy and Mickey

In 1918, a Quebec man was not allowed to get a seat in the "good" area of a theater because he was black. The man tried to take the matter to court, but the courts decided the theater had the right to decide who was allowed to sit in their seats. 

What happened?
 A black man went to watch a movie and wasn't allowed to go sit in the "good" seats because of his skin color. This man decided to take his matter to court and the judge said " the theater should be able to choose where the people sit. 

Why was it unjust?
It was unjust because if you were born black then that means you are who you are and you should not be treated any different then white people. If a black man wants to go to the movie and sit in the good area he/she should be able to without anybody saying he can not. And if the court wants to say that the theater should be able to choose where the people get to sit they should not just move people with skin other then white.

Did it go against the Charters of Rights and Freedoms?
yes, it did because there is a law against racial acts called the equality rights.

Would it happen today?
It most likely it would not happen today known there is a law against it. Also if the theater were to do that then they would get in trouble because it is going against human rights.

racial discrimination (MadissonW)

      Racial discrimination was when people who are black weren't treated fairly. people who were black couldn't do stuff that people who were white could do and that wasn't fair. this is against the charter rights and freedoms because everyone should be treated equal but not liking someone because someone says they're "colored". this could happen today like not letting someone be friends with them an facebook because they're black and stuff like that.

Women's voting rights

 Joss (:
In the 1900's there was a lot of rules who could or could not vote.but the women really wanted their right to vote. Then it happened they got the the right to vote in federal elections. But you had to be twenty one. then in 1970 then government decided to put the age you have to be to vote down to eighteen. Not letting women vote what's comparing men and women and it was saying that men were better and just because women were different meant that they should not vote. I think that it would not happen today. Today we are all equal and no one looks down on another person because there a girl.

Ambreah's Social

In 1885 the federal government, passed a law to restrict all Chines from immigrating to Canada. This was called the Chines Immigration Act of 1885. The only way the Chines could get in is if they paid a $50 fee per person just to enter the country. The only Chinese individuals exempted from the entrance fee were diplomats, government representatives, tourists, merchants, “men of science” and students.  In 1900 the amount was raised to $100 per person. In 1903 the amount was raised to $500 per person. This act superseded in 1923 by the Chinese Immigration act of 1923 also known as the Chinese Exclusion act, which banned Chinese immigration entirely.

It was unjust because any other race could enter Canada except for certain Chinese people, and if they did want to enter Canada they had to pay a fee of $100 dollars which was a lot at the time.  So the Chinese who were trying to enter Canada probably came to create a better and safer life for his or her family and they probably didn’t have much money so they can’t enter Canada.

It was against the Charter of rights and freedoms because, one of the rights is Equality rights and discriminating the Chinese is against the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.

I don’t think it would happen today because we already have Chinese people living all over Canada, and we understand that we would be going against the charter of Rights and Freedoms. A lot of people understand not to be racist, so I don’t think it would happen today.

Voting Rights Camryn

For a long time in Canada only certain people that had the right to vote. Women weren’t allowed to vote until 1918 and Asian Canadian could not vote until 1948. First Nation people who lived on reserves weren’t allowed to vote in Canadian elections until 1960. For many years voting in Canada was restricted for certain groups. For more than one hundred years, individuals and groups have pressured the government to expand the right to vote to include more citizens. Over time laws on voting have changed so more citizens can participate and share in decisions that might affect them. The right that this went against is every citizen has the right to vote in an election of a member of the house of commons or of a legislative assembly and to be qualified for membership of therein. 

The Chinese immigration act (1885) ADAM ROEMMELE

In 1885, Canada passed a law that would force Chinese people to pay $50 to enter the country. This is unfair because Since the average Chinese person makes less than $1 a day, it took a while to save up this money. In 1900, the bill was raised to $100, then, in 1903, $500 dollars, which was a small fortune to most people at the time. After that, Canada passed another law the only allows 1 Chinese immigrant per 50.8 tonnes of the ship they were sailing on. which means that 10 Chinese people could sail on a boat weighing 508 tonnes. this law goes against the charters Equality Rights, which means that everyone will be treated equally under the law, and since this law only affected Chinese people, it does go against the charter. So the Chinese should be able to enter the country without paying any fees. I do not think that it would happen today because some important Chinese people might need to come to Canada, but they'd have to travel on a boat, or pay lots of money, which would probably impact their opinion of Canada.

voting rights by: Raquel

We all know about voting. In fact, just recently we had an election! As you now know, Rachel Notley is now prime minister of Alberta, and if we were talking federally, then our premier is Steven Harper. We elected them both through voting. We live in a democratic society, where everyone has the right to vote (everyone the age of 18 and over, who has lived in Alberta for more than six months prior to the election, and federally, you have 18, and you have to be a Canadian citizen). It wasn't always that way though. Women were fighting the right to vote for a long time, and in 1917, their wish was finally granted. Women got the right to vote federally! They kept pursuing what they thought was right, and they finally got it! However, some people still didn't have the right to vote! Who were they? Well, the Asian-Canadians couldn't vote until 1948! That's 31 years later! Then there was the Inuit, who couldn't vote until 1950, two years after the Asian-Canadians. Ten years later (1960), first nations people living on the reserves gained the triumph of the ability to vote. Then the age for voting was lowered from 21 to 18. Fresh new faces eager to vote! Voting is an important thing that holds up our democracy, and I'm glad everyone (under the regulations) is now allowed to vote.