This notice appeared as an advertisement in Halifax in 1873. In the advertisement, the government of Canada sought twenty young men for service in the North West Mounted Police. The men were required to be of good character, single, between the…
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.
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…
