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This video captures the immediate after-math of Marty McSorley's on-ice assault of Donald Brashear during an NHL game in February 2000. McSorley violently slashed Brasher by striking him in the head with his hockey stick. (See video at approximately…

This three-part video series tells the story of Tsilhqot'in Nation Elders as they journey from their home territory (located within British Columbia) to the Supreme Court of Canada in Ottawa, Ontario.
Notably, in the Tsilhqot'in Nation v. British…

Sections 25 and 35 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms address how rights protected under the Charter will intersect with existing rights held by Canada's Indigenous peoples. Section 25 guarantees that no rights protected under the…

These documents set out sections 91, 92, 92A, and 121 of the Canadian Constitution. Sections 91 and 92 set out the division of powers between the federal and provincial governments. Section 121 provides for free inter-provincial trade.

An image of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.

This is a photograph of ohn George Lambton, First Earl of Durham. Lord Durham was the Governor General of British North America from 1837 to 1838. He was sent to British North America to investigate the causes of the 1837 rebellions in Upper and…

This three part documentary explores the persecution of Jehovah's Witnesses in Quebec under Premier Duplessis.

Japanese Canadians, along with many prominent Canadians, rally on Parliament Hill in support of redress (April 14th, 1988)

Group photograph of Steveston fisherman who relocated to Iron Springs, AB. The men worked on a beet farm in the area.

Photograph depicting Pacific National Exhibition indoor arena, which housed Japanese evacuees

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