Mock Trials

Here is an example of a winning Mock Trial Team. The students appear to be very well prepared for their roles in the trial.

I am on the hunt for examples of Canadian Mock Trial competitions.

In order to view the court system through a Canadian lens, it is important to review the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. It is legislation that governs state/police interference with each individual's rights and freedoms and it is the supreme law of Canada with which all other laws in Canada must conform. As Canadians, it is important to understand that each of us has legally protected rights and freedoms.

Incidentally, it was the 30th anniversary of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms on April 17th. You can watch Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau speak at the signing ceremony on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on April 17, 1982. The prime minister and Queen Elizabeth both signed the document at this historic event