Which one of the following statements is correct with respect to how the passage of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms affected parliamentary supremacy?
A) The power of the parliament and the provincial legislatures is now supreme in the areas assigned to them under the Constitution.
B) The federal parliament is now supreme and can override anything done by the provincial legislatures or the courts.
C) Under the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, the Supreme Court can declare some things done by both levels of government unlawful.
D) Now in Canada there is an effective system of checks and balances where the prime minister on some occasions can overrule decisions made by parliament or the Supreme Court of Canada.
E) With the passage of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, the Parliament of Canada has become Canada's final court of appeal.

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The Charter of Rights and Freedoms allows the Supreme Court of Canada to review and potentially declare laws or actions by the federal or provincial governments as unconstitutional, thereby limiting parliamentary supremacy.

Which One of the Following Statements Is Correct with Respect