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State & history

Which principle means that all people and all governments in Canada must obey the law and that no one is above it?

  • ✕ Parliamentary privilege Your answer
  • B Royal prerogative
  • C Federal paramountcy
  • ✓ The rule of law

Not quite.

The rule of law is a founding principle of Canada's Constitution. Everyone, including the Prime Minister and police, is subject to the law.

Source: Discover Canada, 'Who We Are' and 'Canada's System of Justice'; Constitution Act, 1982 preamble

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