If it were up to me — and this is purely hypothetical and would never happen — a constitutional Bill of Rights would contain:
A list on restrictions on government power. (i.e. if a government does it, you can get it overturned in the High Court)
A list of obligations that a government holds to it’s citizens, including health care and public education. If a government winds these things back, it can be challenged in the High Court. If a government fails to provide these, it can be sued by citizens in a civil trial
A clause that explicitly states that all government budgets must make provision for the items outlined in part two. Budget cuts can potentially be challenged in the High Court.
A legally non-binding list of expectations on citizens.
A Treaty with First Nations that grants some additional protections to Indigenous communities.
@Zagorath Interesting points.
If it were up to me — and this is purely hypothetical and would never happen — a constitutional Bill of Rights would contain:
A list on restrictions on government power. (i.e. if a government does it, you can get it overturned in the High Court)
A list of obligations that a government holds to it’s citizens, including health care and public education. If a government winds these things back, it can be challenged in the High Court. If a government fails to provide these, it can be sued by citizens in a civil trial
A clause that explicitly states that all government budgets must make provision for the items outlined in part two. Budget cuts can potentially be challenged in the High Court.
A legally non-binding list of expectations on citizens.
A Treaty with First Nations that grants some additional protections to Indigenous communities.
Why just governments? That lets churches and corporations off the hook and right wing governments tend to give them more power anyway.