Women and francophones were the real Charter winners

Human rights organizations and feminists rose to support a movement that forced all the men involved in the Charter drafting to back down. At the time, federal ministers Monique Bégin and Judy Erola led the charge.

Dynamic duo: Monique Bégin and Judy Erola, pictured on April 17, 2019, a party to celebrate the patriation of the Constitution, held in the new Senate Building.The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Opinion

BY SHEILA COPPS

April 25, 2022

OTTAWA—As the 40th anniversary of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms was celebrated last week, much was written about the effect of the new law on Canada. Some great ideas on Charter improvements, including multiple suggestions on how to tighten up the notwithstanding clause, open the ...

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