Canadian Bill of Rights: Difference between revisions

In 1947, [[Saskatchewan]] passed into law a bill of rights which covered both fundamental freedoms and equality rights. [[Saskatchewan Bill of Rights | Saskatchewan's Bill of Rights]] is considered to have had a formative influence on [[John Diefenbaker]], who was from [[Prince Albert, Saskatchewan]]. Thirteen years later, Diefenbaker successfully introduced the Canadian Bill of Rights, in 1960.<ref>Greene, Ian (1989). [https://books.google.com/books?id=-lXXKCpKsjIC&pg=PA23&dq=%22Saskatchewan+bill+of+rights%22&hl=en&ei=afJzTemNF8SgtwfTj5yEDw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CDMQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=%22Saskatchewan%20bill%20of%20rights%22&f=false The Charter of Rights.] Toronto, James Lorimer and Company, p. 23</ref>