CUFOA

Canadian Unlicensed Firearms Owners Association
Association canadienne des propriétaires d’armes sans permis

Resolution for submission to the
Saskatchewan Party Convention March 2010

Saskatchewan Party Policy

Policy Number JS05-17
A motion to amend v

An Amendment to The Saskatchewan Human Rights Code, Part I, Bill of Rights

WHEREAS, the primary duty of any government is to ensure that the rights and freedoms of its people are protected, and

WHEREAS, property and civil rights are provincial jurisdiction under section 92 (13) of the British North America Act, 1867, andl

WHEREAS, the previously enacted Saskatchewan Bill of Rights of 1947, now known as the Saskatchewan Human Rights Code, is inadequate in that it does not protect property,

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Government of Saskatchewan shall amend the current Saskatchewan Human Rights Code to enshrine the individual’s Right to own property.

Moved by Saskatoon-Meewasin Constituency Executive 14 October 2009.

Seconded by Saskatoon-Massey Place Constituency Executive 22 October 2209.

Existing Saskatchewan Party Policy

JS05-17 Enshrining Right to Property in the Charter of Rights and Freedoms

Be it resolved that a Saskatchewan Party government will support an amendment to the Charter of Rights and Freedoms that would enshrine the individual’s right to own property in the Constitution of Canada.

The Saskatchewan Human Rights Code

PART I
BILL OF RIGHTS

4. Right to freedom of conscience
5. Right to free expression
6. Right to free association
7. Right to freedom from arbitrary imprisonment
8. Right to elections

Correcting an NDP Omission;
A genuine, authentic
Saskatchewan Bill of Rights

The British North America Act, 1867 (The Constitution Act, 1982) s. 92 (13) states:

“Property and Civil Rights in the Province”.

This means that the Provincial Governments are charged with protecting these Rights.

Yet Québec is the only province that has a Charter of Rights and Freedoms that is not a simple anti-discriminatory statute, but a genuine fundamental law largely inspired by international documents.

When Tommy Douglas and the CCF passed the Saskatchewan Bill of Rights in 1947 they omitted the protection of property.

In 1979 when Allan Blakeney’s NDP government incorporated the Saskatchewan Bill of Rights into the Saskatchewan Human Rights Code they again omitted property Rights.

When Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau and the Liberals passed The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms in 1982, Saskatchewan’s NDP Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs Roy Romanow was instrumental in ensuring that the protection of private property was excluded from the new Charter.

The Québec Charter is a fundamental law that takes precedence over other laws, and according to the Supreme Court, possesses a quasi-constitutional status.

The Quebec Charter of Rights and Freedoms

6. Every person has a right to the peaceful enjoyment and free disposition of his property, except to the extent provided by law.

7. A person's home is inviolable.

8. No one may enter upon the property of another or take anything therefrom without his express or implied consent.

A new Bill of Rights for Saskatchewan

Guiding Principles
1. Economic growth and job creation through the private sector, not government, as the engine of the economy;
2. Smaller, less intrusive, more efficient government;
3. Steady, gradual reduction in government spending and taxation while maintaining a firm commitment to balanced budgets;
4. A high-quality health care system for all Saskatchewan people, regardless of where they live within the province;
5. A strong social safety net which protects those who truly need support while encouraging individuals to become self sufficient;
6. Democratic reform to make government more responsive to the people it serves;
7. Individual freedom and the equality of opportunity for all citizens; and
8. The constant improvement of Saskatchewan's economic and social conditions within a strong and united Canada

http://www.saskparty.com/principles_policies.html

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