Which group of freedoms do Canadians enjoy?
- Freedom from all laws, taxes and voting
- Freedom of arms, property and inheritance
- Freedom of conscience, expression, peaceful assembly and association
- Freedom to choose which courts apply to you
Answer: Freedom of conscience, expression, peaceful assembly and association
These four are the fundamental freedoms: conscience and religion; thought, belief, opinion and expression; peaceful assembly; and association. They come from the 800-year tradition that began with Magna Carta in 1215. The other answers list things that are not rights, such as freedom from laws and taxes.
Learn more: The fundamental freedoms
- Freedom of conscience and religion.
- Freedom of thought, belief, opinion and expression, which includes freedom of speech and of the press.
- Freedom of peaceful assembly.
- Freedom of association.