Section 31 states what about legislative powers?

Section 31 states what about legislative powers?

• A. It guarantees education rights
• B. It guarantees equal treatment of sexes
• C. Nothing in this Charter extends the legislative powers
• D. It limits the jurisdiction of Parliament

Answer: (C)

Section 31 says that nothing in the Charter extends the legislative powers or authority of any body. In other words, the Charter applies to how government actions are reviewed, but it does not grant new lawmaking power to Parliament or the provinces or change the constitutional distribution of powers. This keeps the existing balance of federal and provincial authority intact, even as Charter rights constrain how laws are made and applied. The other options point to rights or limitations that are addressed in other parts of the Charter (education rights or equality rights) or suggest a limitation on Parliament’s jurisdiction, which isn’t what Section 31 states.

Section 31 says that nothing in the Charter extends the legislative powers or authority of any body. In other words, the Charter applies to how government actions are reviewed, but it does not grant new lawmaking power to Parliament or the provinces or change the constitutional distribution of powers. This keeps the existing balance of federal and provincial authority intact, even as Charter rights constrain how laws are made and applied.

The other options point to rights or limitations that are addressed in other parts of the Charter (education rights or equality rights) or suggest a limitation on Parliament’s jurisdiction, which isn’t what Section 31 states.