A black and white button that has an illustration of people holding a sign that reads: "JOBS". Around the top edge, it reads: "UNION OF UNEMPLOYED WORKERS". There is an artist signature in the lower edge: "C.S. 83". There is an illegible union label…
This document is the front page of the Canada Gazette from July 4, 1940. It publishes an Order in Council declaring Jehovah's Witnesses to be an illegal organization.
The War Measures Act gives the government the authority to take extensive measures to protect Canada, including measures that violate civil and human rights.
In 1940, The Jehovah’s Witnesses as a religion and organization was banned and made…
This document is an illustrated text of the Canadian Bill of Rights, which preceded the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. The Canadian Bill of Rights committed the federal government "the recognition and protection of human rights and…
From the website: "As a legacy of the colonisation of North America by France and Great Britain, two legal traditions co-exist in Canada – civil law in Quebec and common law in all other provinces and territories. The Department of Justice is…
Memo prepared probably by Paul Heinbacker giving overview of Ronald Reagan's international outlook and the expected direction of his administation's foreign policy and likely differences with Canada
