@Zagorath Interesting points.

If it were up to me — and this is purely hypothetical and would never happen — a constitutional Bill of Rights would contain:

1. A list on restrictions on government power. (i.e. if a government does it, you can get it overturned in the High Court)

2. A list of obligations that a government holds to it’s citizens, including health care and public education. If a government winds these things back, it can be challenged in the High Court. If a government fails to provide these, it can be sued by citizens in a civil trial

3. A clause that explicitly states that all government budgets must make provision for the items outlined in part two. Budget cuts can potentially be challenged in the High Court.

4. A legally non-binding list of expectations on citizens.

5. A Treaty with First Nations that grants some additional protections to Indigenous communities.