Just society

A Just society is a normative phrase used to describe what a society "ought" to be. It generally appeals to notions of fairness, equality, and liberty. There is no single definition, and authors disagree about social organization to achieve it.

The idea of a just society first gained modern attention with 19th-century philosophers such as John Stuart Mill. In Canada the phrase was popularized by prime minister Pierre Trudeau to describe his fundamental principle that governed his policies, from multiculturalism to the creation of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms during the 1970s and '80s.