In 1947, [[Saskatchewan]] passed into lawenacted a bill of eightsrights which covered both fundamental freedoms and equality rights. It was influenced by proposals for a federal bill of rights made by [[John Diefenbaker]], then an opposition member in the House of Commons from [[Prince Albert, Saskatchewan]].<ref>[https://cjhr.ca/articles/vol-4-no-2-2015/saskatchewan-the-patriation-of-the-constitution-and-the-enactment-of-the-charter-looking-back-and-looking-forward/ BillThomson Irvine, "Saskatchewan, the Patriation of Rights|the Constitution and the Enactment of the Charter: Looking Back and Looking Forward" (2015) 4:2 Can J Hum Rts 259, at p. 264, note 13.]</ref> In turn, the [[Saskatchewan's Bill of Rights]] is considered to have had a formative influence on [[JohnPrime Minister Diefenbaker]], who wasfrom [[Prince Albert, Saskatchewan]]. Thirteenthirteen years later, Diefenbakerin 1960, successfully introduced the ''Canadian Bill of Rights'', in 1960.<ref>Greene, Ian (1989). [https://archive.org/details/charterofrights0000gree/page/23 <!-- quote="Saskatchewan bill of rights". --> The Charter of Rights.] Toronto, James Lorimer and Company, p. 23</ref>
