The reference to the supremacy of God in the preamble of the Charter cannot be relied on to reduce the scope of freedom of religion and authorize the state to consciously profess a theistic faith
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短而精炼，与美国的独立宣言不同，加拿大人可能更熟悉美国的the right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness。加拿大自由宪章里没提过“追求幸福的权力”。
而开篇第一句：Canada is founded upon principles that recognize the supremacy of God and the rule of law，这里面的GOD更是很多人没有意识到的。
The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms guarantees the rights and freedoms set out in it subject only to such reasonable limits prescribed by law as can be demonstrably justified in a free and democratic society.