A proposal by the Canadian Jewish Congress aimed at strengthening legislation on civil rights and against discrimination is now being considered by a special committee of the Canadian House of Commons dealing with a proposed Bill of Rights.
A delegation of the Canadian Jewish Congress, which appeared before the special parliamentary committee, urged that clauses be inserted in all relevant federal enactments asserting specifically the principle of non-discrimination as guaranteed by the Canadian Bill of Rights. In a written submission, the delegation emphasized that the Canadian Jewish Congress "has worked for and has regarded the rights of Jews as being simply one manifestation of the rights for all."
Among the concrete suggestions advanced by the Canadian Jewish Congress were recommendations for the establishment of a Human Rights Section within the Department of Justice; an approach to the Supreme Court of Canada for a clarification of certain sections of the Property and Civil Rights Act in order to obtain a "more inclusive Bill of Rights;" and a clearer definition of the proposition of the Department of Justice in the Bill of Rights presently proposed.
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