(Source: Canada's Human Rights History)
Via H-Law,
we have the following notice:
The latest addition to Canada's Human
Rights History website (HistoryOfRights.ca) is a
complete collection of briefs to Canada's Special Joint Committee on the
Constitution (1980-1). The committee
solicited feedback from Canadians about the government’s proposal to patriate
the constitution and entrench a Charter of Rights and Freedoms. It heard from
over nine hundred individuals and organizations, many of whom had a direct
impact on the final drafting of the constitutional proposal. It was also a critical
moment in Canada’s human rights history. The hearings highlighted how
Canadians’ conception of human rights had evolved dramatically since the 1940s.
This section of the website's archival
collection was first created in 2003 with a sample of briefs to the
committee. The updated page now includes the entire collection of briefs
available at the Library and Archives Canada. Many of these documents also
provide useful background information on some of the leading non-governmental
organizations in Canada during this period. The site includes an
index of groups and individuals who participated in the hearings. There are
also scanned copies of detailed briefing notes on the hearings and
presentations.
To view the submissions, please visit https://historyofrights.ca/archives/special-joint-committee-constitution-1980-1
(Source: H-Law)
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