Question: what are the two perceived weaknesses of the canadian bill of rights

title: Canadian Bill of Rights
text: The Canadian Bill of Rights ( French : Déclaration canadienne des droits ) is a federal statute and bill of rights enacted by Parliament of Canada on August 10 , 1960 . It provides Canadians with certain quasi-constitutional rights at Canadian federal law in relation to other federal statutes . It was the earliest expression of human rights law at the federal level in Canada , though an Implied Bill of Rights had already been recognized in the Canadian Common Law . The Canadian Bill of Rights remains in effect but its widely acknowledged ineffectiveness arises in large part to its character as a federal statute only -- although as to Canadian federal law , the Bill of Rights has subsequently acquired through judicial interpretation a quasi-constitutional status through the paramountcy doctrine . These legal and constitutional limitations were a significant reason that the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms was established as an unambiguously - constitutional - level Bill of Rights for all Canadians , governing the application of both federal and provincial law in Canada , with the patriation of the Constitution of Canada in 1982 . Since patriation , its usefulness at federal law in Canada is mostly limited to issues pertaining to the enjoyment of property , as set forth in its section 1 ( a ) -- a slightly - broader `` life , liberty , and security of the person '' right than is recognized in Section Seven of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms .