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Assisted suicide, outlawed under the common law, has been prohibited by Parliament since the adoption 31 32 LEGA L COUNSEL of Canada's first Criminal Code. The long-standing blanket prohibition in s. 241 (b), which fulfils the government's objective of protecting the vulnerable, is grounded in the state interest in protecting life and reflects the policy of the state that human life should not be deprecated by allowing life to be taken. This state policy is part of our fundamental conception of the sanctity of life.

That quarte r use d to belon g t o someon e wh o has lost it. "Finders keepers " isn't really part of our law , yet you'll likely keep the quarter . Whether on the simpl e level of a quarter on th e groun d o r on the comple x leve l of the collapse o f energy gian t Enron, fraud happens , and every one i s involve d a t times . Forme r Prim e Ministe r St . Laurent's grandson is a fraud buster in Florida. S. the n again , many have sent their ow n kid s to American universities. Part 1 0 o f the Crimina l Cod e deals with fraud.

This sectio n of the cod e then end s with makin g it illegal to forg e mone y o r damag e officia l registers , including election documents . Q: During recent anligovernment protests, pretend money was handed out as a means of protesting government policy. Also, at Christmas time, some retailers sell fake million-dollar bills. Are these things legal? A: Yo u are allowed t o protes t government policie s since protesting is part of free speech . But yo u can' t forge currency or otherwis e cop y Canadia n money.

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