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A bill of rights was a pet project of John Diefenbaker
A bill of rights was a pet project of John Diefenbaker

A bill of rights was a pet project of John Diefenbaker

Date11/10/1976
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Original Toronto Star caption: A bill of rights was a pet project of John Diefenbaker. In his memoirs he says he began drafting one as a young lawyer - and in 1960, as prime minister, he saw the bill of rights passed into law.
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CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0043738F
John Diefenbaker: The late Conservative prime minister introduced the bill of rights to Parliament in 1960 as the harbinger of a new era in Canadian freedom
John Diefenbaker: The late Conservative prime minister introduced the bill of rights to Parliament in 1960 as the harbinger of a new era in Canadian freedom
10/29/1971
John Diefenbaker. Bill of Rights will do
John Diefenbaker. Bill of Rights will do
12/9/1969
Quebec Premier Robert Bourassa's proposed language bill violates our rights and threatens our freedom as Canadian citizens, Montreal reader says in letter. [Incomplete]
Quebec Premier Robert Bourassa's proposed language bill violates our rights and threatens our freedom as Canadian citizens, Montreal reader says in letter. [Incomplete]
10/25/1973
Author Diefenbaker on the Job. Right in his element, John Diefenbaker spent a couple of hours at Eaton's store in the Toronto Eaton Centre yesterday a(...)
Author Diefenbaker on the Job. Right in his element, John Diefenbaker spent a couple of hours at Eaton's store in the Toronto Eaton Centre yesterday a(...)
5/11/1977
Former Prime Minister John Diefenbaker, above, is accused of creating more disunity in this country than any other source including Rene Levesque, by reader in letter at right
Former Prime Minister John Diefenbaker, above, is accused of creating more disunity in this country than any other source including Rene Levesque, by reader in letter at right
5/11/1977
Diefenbaker ducks debate. Progressive Conservative leader John Diefenbaker meets the press outside Toronto's Albany Club yesterday. He refused to comm(...)
Diefenbaker ducks debate. Progressive Conservative leader John Diefenbaker meets the press outside Toronto's Albany Club yesterday. He refused to comm(...)
9/22/1966
Diefenbaker ducks debate. Progressive Conservative leader John Diefenbaker meets the press outside Toronto's Albany Club yesterday. He refused to comm(...)
Diefenbaker ducks debate. Progressive Conservative leader John Diefenbaker meets the press outside Toronto's Albany Club yesterday. He refused to comm(...)
9/22/1966
John D. reviews John A. John Diefenbaker has been telling stories about Sir John A. Macdonald, Canada's first prime minister, for as long as anyone ca(...)
John D. reviews John A. John Diefenbaker has been telling stories about Sir John A. Macdonald, Canada's first prime minister, for as long as anyone ca(...)
2/8/1969
Unaccustomed as I am . . . Diefenbaker's vote today led in the right direction
Unaccustomed as I am . . . Diefenbaker's vote today led in the right direction
11/8/1965
Two famous Johns - Opposition Leader John Diefenbaker and first prime minister John A
Two famous Johns - Opposition Leader John Diefenbaker and first prime minister John A
10/29/1964
Back at Sir John A. Macdonald Collegiate institute in Agincourt, which he opened 10 years ago, former prime minister John Diefenbaker speaks last nigh(...)
Back at Sir John A. Macdonald Collegiate institute in Agincourt, which he opened 10 years ago, former prime minister John Diefenbaker speaks last nigh(...)
10/28/1974
Optimism and glee about the coming federal election are radiated by Premier John Robarts and Opposition Leader John Diefenbaker at their pre-campaign (...)
Optimism and glee about the coming federal election are radiated by Premier John Robarts and Opposition Leader John Diefenbaker at their pre-campaign (...)
9/16/1965