civil law exist why the need for charter of rights and freedoms?

Question

If canada already had civil rights protection in the form of bill of rights (1960) why then the need to pass the Charter?

Answer 1

There are levels of laws -- and higher (more authoritative) laws are often more difficult to change than lesser laws.

For example -- in the US, we have our Constitution -- and regardless of what laws get passed at lower levels -- they cannot conflict with the Constitution -- and while the Constitution can be changed, the process is much more complex than changing lower laws -- so enshrining civil liberties and specific rights in the Constitution protects them from casual changes.

I'm not sure how Canada's system works -- but if the Charter is much more difficult to change than the other laws that are already in place -- then it's a way to protect those civil rights to an even greater extent.