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This is my favourite section of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms:

s. 28. Notwithstanding anything in this Charter, the rights and freedoms referred to in it are guaranteed equally to male and female persons.

Because it says "notwithstanding anything in this Charter", this section may in fact override s. 1 (the limitations clause) and s. 33 (the notwithstanding clause). That's pretty strong protection.

It also sends a pretty strong message about the equality of the sexes.