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) Under the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, the Supreme Court can declare some things done by both levels of government unlawful.
B) With the passage of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, the Parliament of Canada has become Canada's final court of appeal.
C) 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.
D) The federal parliament is now supreme and can override anything done by the provincial legislatures or the courts.
E) The power of the parliament and the provincial legislatures is now supreme in the areas assigned to them under the Constitution.

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The passage of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms allowed the Supreme Court of Canada to declare some things done by both levels of government unlawful, providing a check on parliamentary supremacy. Option B is incorrect as the Charter did not make Parliament the final court of appeal. Option C is incorrect as the Prime Minister cannot overrule decisions made by the Supreme Court of Canada. Option D is incorrect as the federal parliament cannot override anything done by the provincial legislatures or courts, and option E is only partially correct as the power of parliament and provincial legislatures is supreme only in the areas assigned to them under the Constitution.

Which One of the Following Statements Is Correct with Respect