Category: Library and Archives Canada

Emergencies Act Inquiry Studies Fundamental Rights and Freedoms at Stake in Protests

The inquiry into the Liberal government’s historic choice to invoke the Emergencies Act to quell weeks-long demonstrations against COVID-19 mandates last winter is now moving into its public policy phase. The Public Order Emergency Commission is expected to hear this week from about 50 experts who will share their perspectives on the use of the…


Archives Canada Deletes ‘Offensive’ and ‘Redundant’ Historical Biographies of Former Prime Ministers

Historical biographies of former Canadian prime ministers have been deleted from the Library and Archives Canada website because they are “offensive” or “redundant” and don’t reflect the country’s modern-day diversity and multiculturalism. “The Prime Ministers of Canada” webpage, while still including photographs of prime ministers from John A. Macdonald in the late 1880s through to…