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In 1947, a year before the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Saskatchewan passed into law a bill of rights which was, and continues to be, unique.

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Portion of speech delivered by John Diefenbaker prior to the introduction of the first Canadian Bill of Rights - June 30, 1960.
3.48 min. | 0 user rating		 A performance of several of John Diefenbaker's famous speeches by impersonator Neil Millard. The video includes excepts from Diefenbaker's 1957 election speech (A time for Greatness) and 1960 Bill of Rights Speech (I am a Canadian).
9.70 min. | 0 user rating		 John George Diefenbaker (born Sept. 18, 1895, Grey county, Ont., Can. — died Aug. 16, 1979, Ottawa) Prime minister of Canada (1957 -- 63). After serving in World War I, he practiced law in Saskatchewan. His law office was located in Wakaw Saskatchewan. He was elected to the Canadian House of Commons in 1940. He became leader of the Progressive Conservative Party in 1956 and served as prime minister from 1957 to 1963, when his party lost its majority in the House of Commons. He resigned as party leader in 1967. He was chancellor of the University of Saskatchewan from 1969 until his death. John Diefenbaker was born in Ontario but his boyhood and most of his life was spent in Saskatchewan. In his politics he exemplified the conservative populist loyalism of the prairie provinces. Educated at the University of Saskatchewan, he served with the Canadian army in France (1916 -- 17) but was invalided home, and called to the Saskatchewan bar in 1919. After building up a considerable and lucrative law practice, he entered Canada's House of Commons in 1940 for Lake Centre, Saskatchewan, and became leader of the Progressive Conservatives in December 1956. In June 1957 he became Prime Minister of Canada, forming a minority government, when the Liberal Party was defeated after twenty-two years in office.The Canadian Bill of Rights is a federal statute and bill of rights enacted by Prime Minister John Diefenbaker's government on August 10, 1960.
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Safety in numbers? - Macleans.ca Tweet this news
Macleans.ca--For example, Ontario's Victims' -Bill of Rights- stipulates that female sexual assault victims can choose to see female officers, but the province does little ... - Date : Thu, 14 Oct 2010 19:47:26 GMT+00:00
Supreme Court to hear anti-gay activist's case - CBC.ca Tweet this news
CBC.ca---Bill- Whatcott, shown here being interviewed by CBC News in 2005, argues he didn't violate the -Saskatchewan- Human -Rights- Code. (File/CBC) Canada's highest ... - Date : Thu, 28 Oct 2010 16:46:52 GMT+00:00
BHP challenge to Potash pill set for Nov.8 hearing - Reuters Tweet this news
Reuters--TO) shareholder -rights- plan on Nov. 8-9, assuming the federal government allows BHP's $39 billion bid to proceed. In documents filed with the -Saskatchewan- ... - Date : Tue, 26 Oct 2010 15:47:22 GMT+00:00
Clear the way for others, says Potash - The Australian Tweet this news
The Australian--Mr Doyle said Potash Corp of -Saskatchewan- was evaluating several alternatives to BHP Billiton's $US40 billion ($40.1bn) hostile bid, but toned down earlier ... - Date : Thu, 14 Oct 2010 13:08:53 GMT+00:00
Division of matrimonial assets closer to reality - Wawatay News Tweet this news
Wawatay News--The Family Homes on Reserves and Matrimonial Interests or -Rights- Act (-Bill- S-4) passed through second reading at the House of Commons July 7. ... - Date : Fri, 23 Jul 2010 13:44:46 GMT+00:00
Montana-Saskatchewan climate project shelved - WTOP Tweet this news
WTOP--"It's got enough viability that we could go ahead without the Montana portion," said the province's energy minister, -Bill- Boyd. ... - Date : Sun, 25 Jul 2010 15:54:10 GMT+00:00



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