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Languages	8,125	8,125
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Update Canadian population

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Update Canadian population from 40,769,890 (2024 Q1) to 41,012,563 (2024 Q2). It's from the same source updated (Population estimates, quarterly). ZeusMinerva25 (talk) 12:54, 19 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Done as seen here..... Drop archive link as this has been a live web page for 10 years and an archive page will not verify the updated information.Moxy🍁 19:43, 19 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I reverted because, as happened last time, the archive in the citation was not updated. Last time I fixed it myself—this time, please update the archive attached to the citation when updating the population. —Joeyconnick (talk) 21:39, 19 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Sounds good we'll see who will get to it. Moxy🍁 21:44, 19 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Done Tollens (talk) 06:03, 24 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Perfect thank you..... I take it there's some sort of tool for archive websites? Moxy🍁 20:47, 29 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Yes there definitely is. It's all over Wikipedia. (There are others but that is the main one.) —Joeyconnick (talk) 18:58, 30 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

GDP per capita is smaller due to current population

Current government estimate puts Canada's population at 41.4 million, likely to cross 42 million by January 2025 with current growth rates. But due to the large amount of immigration being ethnic Jatt Sikhs, the GDP per capita has gone down due to dead-end job salaries in most positions and more people. 2605:8D80:405:84B1:7424:BB2:558B:4A6A (talk) 17:28, 11 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

some basic data for you Moxy🍁 17:47, 11 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Introduction Edit request

Canada now has an official border with Denmark on Hans island, I think this should be included here (see: https://bigthink.com/strange-maps/hans-island-border/) Cjohnson70 (talk) 03:18, 16 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Already included in the Geography section of the article. Mr Serjeant Buzfuz (talk) 03:24, 16 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Change needed in the sub-section on Religion

In the sub-section on Religion (Section: Demographics) there's the indication that the monarch holds the title of Defender of the Faith. This is no longer the case since the proclamation issued on 8 January 2024. ZeusMinerva25 (talk) 17:31, 31 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Removed https://gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p2/2024/2024-01-31/html/si-tr4-eng.html

Moxy🍁 17:38, 31 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

is the Flag correct?

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the maple leaf is not a legal symbol of canada ,so is there any official evidence that the maple leaf is actually legally on the flag? UnsungHistory (talk) 15:32, 1 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

pls see National symbols of Canada or this source. Moxy🍁 15:43, 1 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

It's not an official symbol of Canada on its own, but it's legally and officially adopted as part of the flag as your source clearly states. It's just not a legal symbol if it's just a maple leaf. Canterbury Tail talk 20:08, 1 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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"Canadialand" listed at Redirects for discussion

The redirect Canadialand has been listed at redirects for discussion to determine whether its use and function meets the redirect guidelines. Readers of this page are welcome to comment on this redirect at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2024 August 31 § Canadialand until a consensus is reached. Cremastra (talk) 21:10, 31 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

"Canada." listed at Redirects for discussion

The redirect Canada. has been listed at redirects for discussion to determine whether its use and function meets the redirect guidelines. Readers of this page are welcome to comment on this redirect at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2024 August 31 § Canada. until a consensus is reached. 1234qwer 1234qwer 4 22:32, 31 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

"implied bill of rights"

In the Government and politics section of this article, the opening text states that "an implied bill of rights" is a "founding principle of the Canadian government", with a link to this page for further reading. However, that page states the exact opposite: this theory was never taken seriously by the courts, and was in fact explicitly rejected by the Supreme Court of Canada.

I am not sure what the appropriate edit to make to this article is, though, so I will leave that to someone who knows better than I do. Jamesa7171 (talk) 23:52, 9 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Not sure how to reword this to be more clear....lets first look at how some sources word this....or we can swap out sources to the one below that are more extensive?

McLachlin, Beverly (Jun 30, 2014). "Human Rights Protection in Canada". Chief justice of Canada. Canada's experience with human rights. Canada's experience can be divided into three phases: 1) Judicially implied rights; 2) Legislatively protected rights; and 3) Constitutionally protected human rights. Before human rights legislation and the Charter, courts in Canada relied on the theory of an "implied bill of rights" to protect traditional civil liberties such as freedom of speech and association. The theoretical foundation for these rights was the importance of free political speech and discussion in a democracy.
Jonathon W Penney, Ivan Rand's Ancient Constitutionalism, 2010 34-1&2 Manitoba Law Journal 43, 2010 CanLIIDocs 229, Even today, the judicial work of (Ivan Rand) “one of the greatest— if not the greatest— jurists in Canadian history” 2 remains required reading in law schools; and many of his most important decisions retain a central place in the minds of judges and legal commentators. For example, his judgments in the so-called “Implied Bill of Rights” cases were called the Supreme Court of Canada’s “most distinguished achievements,” 3 “the ‘golden’ moments of the civil liberties decade” 4 and the theory of implied rights described as “valuable”, 5 “one of the most original and provocative contributions ever made to Canadian constitutional law
Eric H Cline et al, Case Comments: Whither the Implied Bill of Rights? - A.G. Canada and Dupond v. The City of Montreal, Saskatchewan Law Review 137, 1980 CanLIIDocs 227,Much of the concern has focused on the court's changing approach to the Bill of Rights, but the Bill or Rights is not the only protection for civil liberties which has been recognized by the Supreme Court. Switzmann v. Elbing,1 and Saumur v. Attorney General for Quebec2, the leading civil liberties decisions of the 1950's, rested in part on a doctrine created by the court itself: the implied Bill of Rights.

Moxy🍁 05:47, 10 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Since few people know what an "implied bill of rights" is, it should be explained if it is included at all. The way the paragraph combines different claims about the country is implicit synthesis and should be re-written. It might make more sense to describe the situation as it stood at confederation, then describe the current one.

Maybe say something like although Canadian confederation did not provide a bill of rights, Canadians were assumed to have the rights traditionally recognized by courts in England. On the other hand, some have argued that peace, order and good government was a defining principle of the new confederation.

I suggest finding a source that mentions all these things. TFD (talk) 17:26, 10 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

It should be noted that Canada does have (and had at the time) a literal “Bill of Rights”. I point this out as the language should reflect this fact (or not lose sight of it via good faith wording) 142.127.4.14 (talk) 12:25, 11 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The founding fathers also believed in the supremacy of the British constitution, which they believed guaranteed certain rights such such as the right to own weapons. TFD (talk) 16:49, 11 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]