The Canadian Legal System

Law is a binding force within our society that enables any society to remain intact. It is able to facilitate security for all citizens in every neighbourhood, city and province. Law also preserves and protects people’s fundamental rights and ensures the rendering of justice to those who have been victimized by injustice or a serious crime. I want to be a student of McGill’s Faculty of Law in order to receive a detailed and complete understanding of the legal system by which our province and country operate. By receiving my education from McGill university, I would not only be seeking to obtain the knowledge of the civil and common law practiced on Canadian soil but to also acquire the information necessary to criticize and analyze both the

Over the course of my career in high school, I volunteered multiple times a year at soup kitchens, retirement centres, daycares and in my final year I volunteered on a weekly basis at the YMCA in the Notre-Dame de Grace neighbourhood. My experiences at these particular functions provided a first-hand experience at viewing at the inequality within our society. While participating in the events, I saw children that came from both low income and high income families, clearly seeing the divide between those who possessed an excess and those who are struggling to provide food for their loved ones. While our legal system aims at eliminating inequality it still manages to trickle into our society and requires a significant amount of work and care in order to remedy the

During the summer months, when courses are finished I try to work as much as possible over fifty hours per week at times in order to save for daily life expenses such as transportation, leisure, vacations and tuition Additionally, during the months in school I also attempt to find the time and place to participate in other activities such as sports and volunteering. Playing sports such as hockey, football and soccer recreationally with my friends contributes to my physical well-being immensely as well as serving as a healthy distraction from my schooling. The long hours of sitting while writing essays and studying for exams in the library ensures good marks yet they may negatively impact our physical health. If my friends and I are not meeting up to play sports, we push each other to head on to the gym to exercise. While I am not studying, working or playing sports I enjoy reading and spending some relaxing quality time with friends during the week. Some of my interests that I have passed onto others is my love of food and traveling. Amongst my friends, family and colleagues I am known for influencing others and being enthusiastic of trying new cuisines. This love for different foods and experiencing a variety of cultures has led me to become an avid traveler, a quality that was passed down from my parents as well.