This file is a digital story book that explores the "waves of feminism" in Canada. It tells the stories of women who fought for equality rights in Canada.
A monograph written by John Griffith, a Welsh-born Professor of Law who would eventually teach at York University during the mid-80s. The following monograph is detailed to have been a controversial published item that sparked outrage because of…
This newspaper article reports on debates surrounding pay equity, as Ontario considered enacting equal pay legislation. This article highlights some of political issues related to employment that existed at the same time that foreign workers were…
This newspaper article expresses concern about the Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFWP), which was initiated in 1973. This article illustrates how concern had shifted from bringing high skilled workers to bringing in low skilled workers to…
This file contains a record of a newspaper article published in the Globe and Mail in 1964. The author expresses concern that the immigration policy at the time was not sufficient to meet the demand for workers in the province of Ontario. This…
A Ukrainian translation of the Russian brochure about land tenure by Loĭko, which provides a historical background to land cultivation with examples of England and France.
Barbara Turnbull became paralyzed from the neck down when she was shot while working at a Mississauga convenience store at the age of 18. In this book, she shares her thoughts about her injury and tells the story of the direction her life…
From the First Nation Literacy YouTube page: "Long ago, after the Great Mystery, or Kitchi-Manitou, first put people on the earth, the Anishinabe, or Original People, strayed from their peaceful ways. They began to argue and fight with one another.…
A yellow button with a green gear shaped like the peace symbol. In red text it reads: "PEACE IS UNION BUSINESS". Below that in smaller text it reads: "TRADE UNIONISTS' PEACE COMMITTEE". The text in the fold says: "BAZAAR NOVELTY NIAGARA" with an…
This image features a collection of quotes that are presented in the shape of a maple leaf, with red borders, as a way to replicate to Canadian flag. The quotes all pertain to key Canadian legal values.
