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The cultural divergence manifests in legal and rights frameworks. Canada's Charter of Rights allows for reasonable limits—meaning rights can be revoked or limited based on law—while the U.S. First Amendment guarantees near-unrestricted free speech. Alberta's government has had to invoke extraordinary measures, such as the notwithstanding clause, to pass legislation protecting citizens' rights, whereas Americans have long considered these rights fundamental and inviolable.