Discovering Family Roots Canada, The War, and Your Family
Migration and Immigration Confederation
Displaced People Economy - The Depression Years
First Nations Storytelling
and The Tradition of Oral History
Culture: Food and Music
The Constitution and You Historical Fiction
Photograph Activity Your Own Observances
   
   
The Constitution and You
Themes:
Governance, Justice
Suggested source:
Canada’s History: Voices and Visions, Chapters 17, 27

Assignment:
1. Describe how the constitution has changed over the years. How would the rights of your grandfather or great grandfather been different than yours? Use Freedoms of Expression, Speech and Association as examples. How has the legal system changed?

2. Based on the information you have researched on your family history, describe if anything would have changed in your family’s history if your ancestors enjoyed the same freedoms as you. Would the changes have been a benefit for your ancestors at the time?