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The Women – Women’s Organizations subseries contains 49 files discussing women’s organizations from across Canada and their work for women’s rights. Files are arranged by organization, type, and chronology. This subseries contains a variety of document types including journals, correspondence, magazines, memorandum, newspaper clippings, newsletters, press releases, reports, presentations, and conference materials. The specific topics this subseries covers are the status of women, employment equality, childcare, status rights of aboriginal women, women in government, divorce and maintenance payments, sex work, maternity leave, education for women, women’s roles, status rights of married women, communism and the cold war, women’s representation, Persons Case II, abortion, racism, and gender discrimination.

The Women – Challenges to Injustice - Research subseries contains 11 files of research on women in crisis. Files are arranged chronologically. This subseries contains a variety of document types including press releases, conference papers, briefs, United Nations reports, information sheets, speeches, magazines, correspondence, law reviews, newsletters, book chapters, court documents, and legislation. The specific topics this subseries covers are discrimination against women, women in politics, violence against women, the status of women, women judges, women’s studies at universities, the future of feminism, sexual assault, abortion, domestic workers, women’s education and employment, women in medicine, gendered language, suffrage, equality, sex work, equal rights amendments, public morals, and women in the justice system.

The Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples subseries contains 58 files discussing the Royal Commission on the relocation of Inuit families to the high arctic in the 1950s. Files are arranged by type, some of which are further arranged chronologically. This subseries contains a variety of document types including newspaper clippings, memorandum, correspondence, magazine articles, book chapters, journal articles, speeches, meeting minutes, transcripts of telephone conversations and interviews, press releases and promotional materials, reports, transcripts of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples, final report of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal peoples, responses to the Commission report from the government and media, books about the high arctic relocations, mandates, House of Commons debates, submissions to the Royal Commission on Aboriginal peoples, historical financial records, historical letters, and first-hand accounts of the relocations. The specific topics this subseries covers are the high arctic relocations of Inuits from the coast of Hudson’s Bay in Quebec to Grise Ford and Resolute Bay in the Northwest Territories (now Nunavut), research into government documents about the relocations, documents explaining the set up with the town store, the role of the RCMP in the newly established settlements, interpretations of history, treatment of Inuit and other aboriginal peoples by the government, education of aboriginal children, investigations into the RCMP for their treatment of Inuit peoples, administration of the territories, rights of aboriginal women, evidence presented to the Commission, conclusions and final report of the Commission, and the recommendations made by the Commission to the government on how to repair damage to the relocated Inuit families.

The Meeting the First Peoples of Canada – Native Women – Legal Cases subseries contains 14 files discussing legal cases on the status rights of aboriginal women. Files are arranged by case. This subseries contains a variety of document types including court documents from the Supreme Court of Canada, correspondence, memorandum, House of Commons debates, newspaper clippings, and transcripts of telephone conversations. The specific topics this subseries covers are the court cases of Jeannette Lavell, Yvonne Bedard, and Vivian Corbiere Lavell over status rights of aboriginal women and their legal cases appealed to the Supreme Court over gender discrimination in the Indian Act, specifically status loss for aboriginal women who marry non aboriginal men or band status loss for marrying outside of their band. This subseries also contains court documents from various other Supreme Court cases on aboriginal rights, including land claims and inheritance and estate administration with regards to reserve residents.

The Meeting the First Peoples of Canada – Native Women – Friends/Associates subseries contains 13 files discussing status rights of aboriginal women. Files are arranged by person. This subseries contains a variety of document types including correspondence, speeches, transcripts of telephone conversations, newspaper clippings, proceedings of Senate committees, promotional materials, and reports. The specific topics this subseries covers are the activism of Mary Two-Axe Earley for the status rights of aboriginal women, taxation for native run businesses, activists who fought to amend the Indian Act to grant equal status rights for aboriginal women, and activism to end discrimination against women in band status. This subseries also contains a file on corruption and the subsequent scandal surrounding the preservation of petroglyphs at Petroglyph Provincial Park in Ontario.

The Government of Canada – Governors General subseries contains 3 files discussing Governor Generals Adrienne Clarkson and Michaelle Jean. Files are arranged by Governor General. This subseries contains a variety of document types including newspaper clippings, correspondence, and memorandum. The specific topics this subseries covers are governor generals and their legacies, the role and duties of the governor general, challenges faced by Michaelle Jean as a former dual citizen, the appointment process for Governor Generals, and the appointments of Michaelle Jean and David Johnson.

The Government of Canada - Constitution subseries contains 3 files discussing the development of Canadian law and the Canadian Constitution. Files are arranged by type. This subseries contains a variety of document types including research materials. The specific topics this subseries covers are the British North America Act of 1867, the Constitution Act of 1982, women’s treatment in the law, immigration, federalism, Senate reform, Supreme Court reform, constitutional revisions, diversity, legislative powers, government services, languages, monarchy, Charter of Rights and Freedoms, Franco-Canadian cultural agreements, provinces and international agreements, the Royal Commission of Inquiry on Constitutional Problems - Quebec, and civil liberties.

The Constitution of Canada – Government of Canada - Parliament subseries contains 13 files discussing the rules, regulations, and procedures of Parliament and limits of power. Files are arranged by topic. This subseries contains a variety of document types including newspaper clippings, correspondence, research, legislation, Senate debates, meeting minutes, memorandum, reports, and court documents. The specific topics this subseries covers are blank private members bills, oaths sworn by elected Members of Parliament, meetings leading up to the 1982 constitution, election rules and election reform for federal government, regulations for Parliament, the power of the Prime Minister, the role and functioning of Parliament, legal history, and secrecy in government as a result of redaction for privacy in Access to Information requests.

The Constitution of Canada – Constitution Overload subseries contains 17 files discussing the formation of Canada, constitutional changes, and Canadian history. Files are arranged by topic. This subseries contains a variety of document types including political cartoons, research materials, House of Commons debates, memorandum, correspondence, newspaper clippings, presentations made to Parliamentary committees, press releases, and reports. The specific topics this subseries covers are the effect of politics and ideology on the historicizing of events, political cartoons critiquing Canadian politics, the Meech Lake Accord, constitutional reform, the role of Queen Victoria in the British North America Act of 1867, corruption at the trial of Louis Riel, the push for unity leading up to the 1995 Quebec separatism referendum, and the Supreme Court case establishing rules for sovereignty.

The Bilingualism subseries contains 64 files discussing the city of Ottawa by-law making Ottawa officially bilingual. Files are arranged by topic. This subseries contains a variety of document types including newspaper clippings, correspondence, newsletters, press releases, memorandum, court documents, background info, reports, legislation, Dialogue Magazine, research, speeches, meeting agendas for anglophone rights groups, meeting agendas for Human Rights Institute of Canada public meetings about bilingualism, census data for statistics on language use and population, job postings with bilingualism as a pre-requisite, telephone transcripts, implementation manuals, and bilingualism policies. The specific topics this subseries covers are a bilingualism by-law in the city of Ottawa after amalgamation, bilingual education in Ontario, Moncton being declared a bilingual city, the Monfort Hospital in Ottawa offering French language medical training, bilingualism as a job requirement in the federal government as well as municipal jobs in bilingual cities, funding through Heritage Canada for translation and language training, cost associated with translation and language training at the federal level to implement a bilingual government, language rights in Quebec, Quebec language laws, discrimination against Anglophones in Quebec, activism of English rights groups such as Alliance for the Preservation of English in Canada (APEC), opinions on bilingualism and multiculturalism, support from Human Rights Institute of Canada members for the Institute’s work on bilingualism, organising screenings of a documentary called “The Rise and Fall of English Montreal,” and mutual support between the Institute and anglophone rights groups. Marguerite Ritchie and the Human Rights Institute of Canada opposed the implementation of bilingualism in the federal government and for the city of Ottawa because anglophones made up the majority of the population and francophones are significantly more likely to be bilingual. The Institute was concerned that official bilingualism in Ottawa would lead to discrimination against anglophones in municipal funding for cultural groups and in employment with the city by placing language qualifications above other qualifications. Marguerite Ritchie also questioned whether it was legal for a by-law to make a city bilingual without the permission of the province. The Government of Ontario stated that being the Capital Region, Ottawa was considered exempt from that rule, however Gatineau did not become bilingual despite being part of the Capital Region. Subseries includes some correspondence with board members and Institute members resigning in protest of the Institute’s position on bilingualism.

The Missing Women – The Truth About Women’s Appointments to the Senate – The Original Persons Case – The Betrayal of Emily Murphy subseries contains 22 files discussing the Persons Case which established women’s eligibility to be appointed to Senate and the failure of Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King to appoint Judge Emily Murphy to Senate despite her appointment being the impetus for the Supreme Court reference. Files are arranged chronologically by subject. This subseries contains a variety of document types including correspondence, memorandum, newspaper clippings, meeting minutes, historical legal research, reference to the Supreme Court of Canada, petition, encyclopedia entries, book chapters, magazines, journal articles, reports, speeches, Senate debates, Access to Information requests, and court documents. The specific topics this subseries covers are research on the Persons Case, requests to Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King to appoint Judge Emily Murphy to Senate and his refusal on legal grounds, the Persons Case Supreme Court reference, and the appeal to the Privy Council in England. This subseries also includes some documentation of women being granted the right to vote, the first woman being elected to the House of Commons, and women being appointed Judges in lower courts. In their initial ruling, the Supreme Court of Canada said tradition barred women from appointment to the Senate. On appeal, the British Privy Council said women were persons under the law and therefore eligible for Senate appointment and all other government appointments. It took nearly six years from the first petitions to have Judge Emily Murphy appointed to Senate for the final ruling from the Privy Council. Cairine Wilson, President of the Ottawa Women's Liberal Club, was ultimately the first woman appointed to the Senate in 1930.

The Missing Women – The Truth About Women’s Appointments to the Senate – The Betrayal of Emily Murphy and Women’s Claim to the Senate subseries contains 27 files discussing Persons Case II, Senate reform, and efforts made by the Human Rights Institute of Canada to have Persons Case II referred to the Supreme Court of Canada. Files are arranged by person or organization. This subseries contains a variety of document types including correspondence, resolutions, memorandum, speeches, newspaper clippings, biographies, legislation, press releases and promotional materials, transcripts of telephone conversations, meeting minutes, Senate minutes, Senate debates, historical background research, political party platforms, newsletters, House of Commons debates, grant applications, budgets, reports, affidavits, Supreme Court rulings, contact lists, petition for Persons Case II to be referenced to the Supreme Court, the Alberta law review, and programs. The specific topics this subseries covers are requesting support for Persons Case II and Senate reform, gender equality, asking for LEAF’s (Women's Legal Education and Action Fund) support for Persons Case II, requests to the Minister of Justice and Prime Minister to refer Persons Case II to the Supreme Court, funding and financial support for Persons Case II, the Charter Challenges program, consultations with legal firms for Persons Case II, applications for the court challenges program, the Governor General’s Awards in Commemoration of the Persons Case award ceremonies, women’s rights, Senate reform, Senate appointments, attempts by the province of Alberta to elect a Senator, and the Reform Party suing the federal government for not appointing elected Senators.

The Challenges to Injustice – Women – Merit Principle in the Public Service of Canada subseries contains 21 files discussing evaluations of equal opportunity employment for women based on the merit principle. Files are arranged by source or material type. This subseries contains a variety of document types including correspondence, background documentation, memorandum, notes, presentations, working papers, conference reports, House of Commons debates, newspaper clippings, resolutions, brochures, transcripts, court documents, letters to the editor, press releases, questionnaires, legislation, Senate debates, and annual reports. The specific topics this subseries covers are employment equity, disability applications under the Canadian Pension Plan, sexual harassment in the workplace, the Merit Principle, women in public service, gender discrimination, the Archibald Report on equal opportunity regardless of gender, Public Service Commission reports, Glassco Commission (Royal Commission on Government Organization), equal pay, and a brochure from the Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) regarding their union representation of Bonnie Robichaud and her sexual harassment case against the Treasury Board.

The Major Supporters of the Human Rights Institute of Canada – Hon. Senator Muriel McQueen Fergusson, Q.C. – Friend and Ally subseries contains 22 files discussing the mutual support of Senator Muriel McQueen Fergusson and Marguerite Ritchie, Muriel McQueen Fergusson’s position as the first woman to hold the position of Speaker of the Senate, and Muriel McQueen Fergusson’s efforts to allow women on criminal juries. Files are arranged by topic or type with Senate debates and correspondence arranged chronologically. This subseries contains a variety of document types including correspondence, memorandum, Senate debates, legislation, House of Commons debates, Senate and House of Commons journals, telephone transcripts, newspaper clippings, biographies, books, conference reports, and standing committee proceedings. The specific topics this subseries covers are the Royal Commission on the Status of Women, equal pay, gender discrimination, the Meech Lake Accord, a documentary on the life and work of Muriel McQueen Fergusson by Semra Yuksel, Muriel McQueen Fergusson being awarded the Governor General's Awards in Commemoration of the Persons Case, estate tax and discrimination against women in tax law, poverty, and women in politics.

The Human Rights Institute of Canada – Board Members subseries contains 37 files discussing the institutional organization, function, and activities of the Human Rights Institute of Canada. Files are arranged by board member. This subseries contains a variety of document types including correspondence, memorandum, newsletters, financial statements, newspaper clippings, meeting minutes, project reports, annual reports, magazine articles, Senate debates, speeches, brochures, House of Commons debates, legislation, and briefs. The specific topics this subseries covers are the administration of the Human Rights Institute of Canada, funding and finances of the Institute, new board members, aboriginal rights, women’s equality, motherhood, status of women, the Meech Lake Accord, police violence, bilingualism, Persons Case II, the expropriation of Nanoose Day, scientology legal cases, social justice, the Canadian constitution, child benefits, Quebec separatism, aging populations, libertarianism, department of external affairs, and the representation and celebration of the Persons Case.

The Addendums – Native - Indians subseries contains 1 file. This subseries contains a variety of document types including encyclopedia entries, newspaper clippings, External Affairs and International Trade Canada consultations, correspondence, and transcripts. The specific topics this subseries covers are the First Nations of Canada, social issues in aboriginal communities, missing and murdered aboriginal women, the status of aboriginal peoples, Elijah Harper stopping the Meech Lake Accord, the Indian Act, residential schools, and discrimination against aboriginals. Also includes the National Indian Brotherhood General By-Laws.

The Challenges for the Future – World War II subseries contains 11 files discussing the political opinions of veterans who were Human Rights Institute of Canada supporters and research on the World Wars. Files are arranged by source and topic, while general correspondence is chronological. This subseries contains a variety of document types including correspondence, memorandum, newspaper clippings, letters to the editor, biographies, United Nations conventions, postcards and greeting cards, legislation, and book chapters. The specific topics this subseries covers are case examples of veterans and their activism in Canadian politics, work Marguerite Ritchie did while at the Department of Justice on reparations and enemy assets, research on Canadian armed forces in both World Wars, and international treaties.

The Government of Canada - Scandals subseries contains 10 files discussing scandals faced by the federal government. Files are arranged by scandal. This subseries contains a variety of document types including newspaper clippings, correspondence, and research. The specific topics this subseries covers are Canada’s first sex scandal, scandals surrounding the personal lives of politicians in Ottawa, RCMP officers engaging in illegal activities, health and safety scandals, and the Combines Investigation Commission.

The Whistleblowers subseries contains 2 files discussing whistleblowers exposing government corruption. Files are arranged chronologically. This subseries contains newspaper clippings and correspondence. The specific topics this subseries covers are legislation to protect whistleblowers and the scandals exposed by whistleblowing, including scandals on science research, foreign affairs, and health care.

The Dialogue Magazine subseries consists of 2 files of Dialogue Magazines. Files are arranged chronologically for a period of approximately 10 years. The time span shows changing views in Canada and changes in the publishing situation of the magazine. The specific topics covered in Dialogue Magazines in this subseries are the Liberal sponsorship scandal, same-sex marriage, various provincial and federal elections, Ottawa becoming bilingual, Quebec separation politics, and Senate reform.