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April 16, 2012

Nations Now Look to Canada on Human Rights

John Ibbitson, Globe and Mail

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The Charter of Rights and Freedoms was signed 30 years ago Tuesday. Since then, not only has it become a national bedrock, but the Charter has replaced the American Bill of Rights as the constitutional document most emulated by other nations.

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