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Constitutional, Political and Legal Information



    Constitutional History

    • Canada's Constitutional Evolution
      The milestones of Canada's constitutional evolution presented by the National Archives of Canada. A highly informative site.


    • Canadian Confederation
      The site features material from the collection of the National Library of Canada, including a number of rare items that would otherwise be difficult to access.


    • McGee, D'Arcy
      A journalist and poet as well as a politician, Thomas D'Arcy McGee was a gifted speaker and strong supporter of Confederation. A brief biography.



    Law

    • Arbour, Louise
      Former Supreme Court judge and the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights.


    • Canada's Criminal Code: A History
      A history of Canadian Criminal Code by Lloyd Duhaime, a British-Colunmbia lawyer,founder of the World Wide Legal Association, a charitable organization that "wants to give the law back to the people" over the Internet.


    • Canadian Justice System
      An overview of the Canadian system of justice, of the different courts ,of the main federal laws and a guide to the making of federal acts and regulations.


    • Canadian Law: A History
      A Canadian law history by Lloyd Duhaime, a British-Colunmbia lawyer,founder of the World Wide Legal Association a charitable organization that "wants to give the law back to the people" over the Internet.


    • Canadian Native Law Cases
      An indexed compilation of native law cases by the Native Law Centre at the University of Saskatchewan.


    • Highlighting Human Rights in Ontario: From the collections of the Archives of Ontario
      An exhibition of a sample of historical documents and photographs fron the collections of the Archives of Ontario which highlight the evolving recognition of human rights throughout the history of the province.


    • Martin, Clara Brett
      Clara Brett Martin opened the way for women to become lawyers in Canada by being the first in the British Empire in 1897.


    • The Canadian North West Mounted Police and the Yukon Gold Rush
      The About Canada Multimedia Study Guide Resources have been designed and researched by the Mount Allison University.


    • Wilson, Bertha
      Profile of Supreme court justice Bertha Wilson.



    Parliament and Political Parties


    The Provinces

    • New Brunswick Commissions of Enquiry
      A collection of 57 commission reports conducted between 1784 and 1950 by commision enquiries investigating, studying and reporting on issues of concern by the University of New-Brunswich Libraries and their partners.