The program for the City of Calgary’s Commemoration Services on the occasion of Queen Elizabeth II’s coronation. Held in Victoria Park, Calgary, AB on June 2, 1953. Printed in Canada by John D. McAra of Calgary. The program’s front cover features a photograph of Queen Elizabeth II printed in purple ink. The back cover features the City of Calgary’s coat of arms, also printed in purple. The program consisted of events held at 12:30pm and later at 8pm, with speeches, music, dances, prayer, and fireworks.
Program for the seventh annual Freemasonry reunion at the Moose Jaw Lodge of Perfection. It is bound in a blue/purple cover with copper-coloured lettering indicating the title of the event and the organization’s logo. The program includes details of the event and a list of members and candidates. Each page is framed by an ornate blue margin around the content.
Title reads: "Canadian Postmasters Association (B.C. and Yukon Branch) Twenty-Seventh Annual Conference." Below this is a pixelated picture of a hotel set next to a roadway. Below the picture it reads: "Leon Hotel, Port Moody, B.C. June 4th, 5th, 6th, 1962. Souvenir Programme." The back cover is blank. The interior is printed on regular paper stock, and details the day to day itinerary of the conference. Also includes various advertisements for sponsors of the conference, as well as a President’s Message on the second page.
Program titled: "Welcome Saskatchewan, Saskatchewan Motorcade and Souvenir Picnic Programme, Souvenir Program, 1886 Vancouver’s Golden Jubilee 1936." Front cover contains an elaborate drawing depicting cars along a route in the prairies to Vancouver, and another drawing depicting those same cars entering Vancouver. Drawing has been done in green ink. Back cover is blank. Interior contains advertisements for various activities and services in Vancouver, a welcome address by the mayor of Vancouver, and a programme and daily schedule of events from July 11-19th.
Program for a July 13th performance by the Edmonton Pops Orchestra at the Sales pavilion. Includes musical program, acknowledgements, and an Eaton’s advertisement on the last page.
"Northern Neighbours" by R.A.J. Phillips, "Travel North to Canada's Northwest Territories," "The Future of the North" by R.G. Robertson, "A Northern Political and Economic Framework" by Indian and Northern Affairs Canada, "Aboriginal Cultures of Ontario: A Summary of Definitions and Proposals to Preserve Their Cultural Hetritage Made by the Native People of Ontario" by Citizenship and Culture Canada, two editions of Inuktitut magazine, and "Response of the Government to the Report of the Special Committee on Indian Self-Government" by Indian and Northern Affairs Canada.
"Consultations between the Aboriginal Organizations of Canada and the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade" consultation report.
Speeches and presentations by Jean Chretien, Titus Allooloo and Bruce McLaughlin, and Stephen Kakfwi and Ted Richard regarding education of aboriginal children, policy, and the Meech Lake Accord. "Boundary and Constitutional Agreement for the Implementation of Division of the Northwest Territories between the Western Constitutional Forum and the Nunavut Constitutional Forum," a special edition of Minister's Letter from the Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development, press releases from the First Ministers Conference, and a copy of the Indian Act from 1983.
The Indians – Indian Women’s Inequality subseries contains 6 files discussing status rights of aboriginal women. Files are arranged by topic and source. This subseries contains a variety of document types including videos, revisions of the Indian Act, newsletters, press releases, conference reports, articles, transcripts, and publications. The specific topics this subseries covers are rights for aboriginal women, status rights, band status, and the economic status of aboriginal women. This subseries also includes publications from the Metis National Council of Women, the Native Woman’s Association of Canada, Indian Rights for Indian Women, and publications by the Canadian Bar review and government departments on status rights of aboriginal women
Metis National Council of Women videos "I'm Sorry" (28:36) and "The Silence is Deep: (29:50).
Revised Indian Act, Metis National Council of Women highlights, "Aboriginal Women's Justice Consultation: Final Report" by the Metis National Council of Women, and "Indigenous Women of the Americas: Canadian Committee: Indigenous Women's Art Designs" by the Metis National Council of Women.
Law reviews, briefs, reports, journal articles, and magazines regarding aboriginal self government, development of aboriginal land, and aboriginal peoples and the constitution. Also includes "Why Indian Programs Failed: A Brief to the Royal Commission on Aboriginal People" submitted by Helen Buckley.
Copies of newspaper clippings, report excerpts from the Royal Commission, and transcripts regarding the Inuit exiles and the relocation of Inuit peoples to the high arctic in the 1950s and subsequent Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples to investigate the issue.
Reference materials regarding ownership of offshore mineral rights. File also includes a 2009 reflection of the events of the Offshore claims by Dr. Ritchie.
Correspondence, memorandum, draft speeches, and notes regarding female judges, political rights of women, maintenance for wives and children, ombudsman, gender and religious equality.
Correspondence, memorandum, case reports, and notes regarding contempt of court, foreign relations, operations of the House of Commons and closure.
Correspondence, biographical notes, speech, memorandum, notes, press releases, and newspaper clippings regarding Lionel Chevrier, Minister of Justice and first president of the Saint Lawrence Seaway Authority.
Correspondence, memorandum, notes, trial preparation suggestions, trial exhibits table of contents, and excerpts of documentation regarding the Western Bread Case at the Alberta Supreme Court.
Justice department correspondence, memorandum, and notes regarding the Geneva conventions on the Law of the Sea and territorial waters and historical law pertaining to Vancouver Island. Also included are draft and final versions of protocols adopted by the United Nations pertaining to convention on the high seas, on fishing and conservation of the living resources of the high seas, on territorial sea and the contiguous zone, pollution of the high seas by radioactive materials, and on the continental shelf, as well as a list of signatories for each convention. File also includes a 2009 reflection of the events of the Offshore claims by Dr. Ritchie.
Correspondence, speeches, memorandum, notes, and reports regarding human rights, women's rights, ending discrimination against women, and gender descrimination in human rights conventions.
Memorandum and correspondence regarding the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination and human rights conventions on race base discrimination.
Memorandum and correspondence regarding a human rights division in Canada, the Human Rights Commission, and the Canadian Conference on Human Rights.
Correspondence, meeting minutes, notes, memorandum, drafts, and agendas regarding the interdepartmental committee on human rights and a code of human rights.
Correspondence, memorandum, and notes regarding the interdepartmental committee on human rights, Canadian conference on human rights, a human rights prize, and international year for human rights.
Final Report from the International Conference on Human Rights in Tehran, Iran.
Correspondence, copies of newspaper clippings, notes, background papers, memorandum, and press releases regarding the United Nations Human Rights Committee decision that publically funded Catholic schools in Ontario were in violation of international human rights law.
Correspondence, notes, memorandum, and reports regarding a report of the Secretary General of the United Nations on Parental Rights and Duties including Guardianship, information on the Status of Women in Canada to be passed on the to United Nations, discrimination against people born out of wedlock, and legal age for marriage.
Memorandum, correspondence, and reports regarding United nations conventions on the status of women, racial discrimination, women's equality in the civil service, and recovery of maintenance payments from abroad.
Correspondence, notes, memorandum, press releases, and reports regarding human rights, political, cultural, and gender rights, racial discrimination, and equality in the administration of justice.
Correspondence, memorandum, seminar programs, copies of newspaper clippings, research, rules of proceedsure, staff and Finance, Trade and Economic Affairs standing committee meeting minutes, and an opening statement by Chairman of the anti-dumping tribunal Mr. Gauthier regarding the Anti-dumping tribunal, specifically relating to staffing, legal council and the reorganisation of the tribunal. Correspondence and documentation also details inter-departmental conflict between Chairman Gauthier and Vice chairman Ritchie. File also includes a 2009 reflection on Dr. Ritchie's appointment to the Anti-dumping Tribunal and government corruption.
Correspondence, memorandum, public notices of inquiry, staff meeting minutes, and notes regarding the rules of the anti-dumping tribunal, staffing and organizational changes including reallocation of duties to the Tariff Board, and findings of revenue Canada. File also includes a 2009 reflection on Dr. Ritchie's appointment to the Anti-dumping Tribunal and government corruption.
Correspondence, memorandum, transcipts of public hearings, reports, tribunal orders, and staff meeting transcripts regarding tribunal work and cases such as the glace cherries case and apple juice concentrate. Drafts of a pamphlet describing the function and role of the anti-dumping tribunal and a published copy of Anti-Dumping Tribunal Rule of Proceedure are also contained. File also includes a 2009 reflection on Dr. Ritchie's appointment to the Anti-dumping Tribunal and government corruption.
Correspondence, memorandum, procedures, copies of newspaper clippings, and transcripts of debates from the House of Commons regarding public hearings, performance reviews of M.E. Ritchie at the tribunal and allegations of sexism and discrimination, the termination of Chairman Gauthier and the appointment of Guy D'Avignon to Chairman of the Anti-Dumping tribunal. File also includes a 2009 reflection on Dr. Ritchie's appointment to the Anti-dumping Tribunal and government corruption.
Correspondence, memorandum, telephone call transcripts, performance evaluation forms, a copy of M.E. Ritchie's curriculum vitae, and copies of newspaper clippings regarding performance reviews of M.E. Ritchie at the tribunal and allegations of sexism and discrimination. Correspondence and an analysis regarding the proposed Human Right Bill. File also includes a 2009 reflection on Dr. Ritchie's appointment to the Anti-dumping Tribunal and government corruption.
Correspondence, memorandum, and transcripts of public hearing regarding the cases of the tribunal, M.E. Ritchie taking a leave of absence from the Anti-dumping tribunal and possible subsequent appointment to work on Human rights in the government or at a local university. File also contains a response to a study prepared for the Law Reform Commission on the Anti-dumping tribunal wherein the study is heavily criticised as being inaccurate. File also includes a 2009 reflection on Dr. Ritchie's appointment to the Anti-dumping Tribunal and government corruption.
Bound volume of the findings of the Anti-dumping tribunal under vice chairman M.E. Ritchie for the duration of her tenure with the tribunal. File also includes a 2009 reflection on Dr. Ritchie's appointment to the Anti-dumping Tribunal and government corruption.
Department of Justice correspondence, press reports, court communiques, memorandum, notes, and copies of International Court of Justice reports of Judgement, advisory opinions and orders, regarding the aerial incident of Israel and Bulgaria of July 27, 1955 and subsequent court proceedings at the International Court in The Hague, The Netherlands, including Canadian claims regarding the incident.