Skip to main content
Digital Archive Ontario Homepage
John Diefenbaker: The late Conservative prime minister introduced the bill of rights to Parliament in 1960 as the harbinger of a new era in Canadian freedom
John Diefenbaker: The late Conservative prime minister introduced the bill of rights to Parliament in 1960 as the harbinger of a new era in Canadian freedom

John Diefenbaker: The late Conservative prime minister introduced the bill of rights to Parliament in 1960 as the harbinger of a new era in Canadian freedom

Date10/29/1971
Names
FormatPicture
Notes
Original Toronto Star caption: John Diefenbaker: The late Conservative prime minister introduced the bill of rights to Parliament in 1960 as the harbinger of a new era in Canadian freedom.
Subject
    Medium
    Photographs
    Language
      ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
      CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
      Usage Rights Copyright (Learn More)
      Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
      Object NumberTSPA_0043839F
      Back in 1960, prime minister Diefenbaker, left, and his justice minister, Davie Fulton, centre, proposed a formula for bringing the constitution back to Canada, but Tommy Douglas, right, opposed it
      Back in 1960, prime minister Diefenbaker, left, and his justice minister, Davie Fulton, centre, proposed a formula for bringing the constitution back to Canada, but Tommy Douglas, right, opposed it
      Darrell, Dick
      9/19/1970
      Watching from the wings, former liberal prime minister Lester Pearson (left) and former Conservative prime minister John Diefenbaker can laugh at open(...)
      Watching from the wings, former liberal prime minister Lester Pearson (left) and former Conservative prime minister John Diefenbaker can laugh at open(...)
      Federal-Provincial Conference of First Ministers on the Constitution
      2/10/1969
      Quebec Premier Robert Bourassa's proposed language bill violates our rights and threatens our freedom as Canadian citizens, Montreal reader says in letter. [Incomplete]
      Quebec Premier Robert Bourassa's proposed language bill violates our rights and threatens our freedom as Canadian citizens, Montreal reader says in letter. [Incomplete]
      Bourassa, Robert, 1933-1996
      10/25/1973
      Favorite son, former prime minister John Diefenbaker told the East York Progressive Conservative Association that high federal spending and Prime Mini(...)
      Favorite son, former prime minister John Diefenbaker told the East York Progressive Conservative Association that high federal spending and Prime Mini(...)
      Bull, Ron
      3/15/1974
      Former prime minister John Diefenbaker shows Eleanor Roosevelt Humanities Award to Ellen Fairclough, a former minister in his government, as Conservative MP Robert Coates looks on
      Former prime minister John Diefenbaker shows Eleanor Roosevelt Humanities Award to Ellen Fairclough, a former minister in his government, as Conservative MP Robert Coates looks on
      Diefenbaker, John G., 1895-1979
      10/2/1977
      Rallying a divided Progressive Conservative party, former prime minister John Diefenbaker, 80, last night makes an emotional call to raise the standar(...)
      Rallying a divided Progressive Conservative party, former prime minister John Diefenbaker, 80, last night makes an emotional call to raise the standar(...)
      Griffin, Doug
      2/20/1976
      Former Prime Minister John Diefenbaker addresses the Scarborough East Progressive Conservative Association Saturday at the Cedarbrae Golf and Country (...)
      Former Prime Minister John Diefenbaker addresses the Scarborough East Progressive Conservative Association Saturday at the Cedarbrae Golf and Country (...)
      Diefenbaker, John G., 1895-1979
      11/25/1973
      Rallying the divided Progressive Conservative party, former prime minister John Diefenbaker, 80, last night makes an emotional appeal to raise the sta(...)
      Rallying the divided Progressive Conservative party, former prime minister John Diefenbaker, 80, last night makes an emotional appeal to raise the sta(...)
      Innell, Reg, 1926-2018
      2/20/1976
      John Diefenbaker. Bill of Rights will do
      John Diefenbaker. Bill of Rights will do
      Diefenbaker, John G., 1895-1979
      12/9/1969
      A bill of rights was a pet project of John Diefenbaker
      A bill of rights was a pet project of John Diefenbaker
      Diefenbaker, John G., 1895-1979
      11/10/1976
      Former Prime Minister John Diefenbaker appraises Parliament today under Pierre Trudeau as rapidly achieving the position of a morgue operated by its o(...)
      Former Prime Minister John Diefenbaker appraises Parliament today under Pierre Trudeau as rapidly achieving the position of a morgue operated by its o(...)
      Diefenbaker, John G., 1895-1979
      1/12/1971
      Lithuanian Freedom Medial, presented to him yesterday by Lithuanian Canadian Community of Toronto, is shown by former Canadian prime minister John Die(...)
      Lithuanian Freedom Medial, presented to him yesterday by Lithuanian Canadian Community of Toronto, is shown by former Canadian prime minister John Die(...)
      Diefenbaker, John G., 1895-1979
      2/14/1970