Foreword

Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter i
2. Contents vii
3. Illustrations ix
4. Foreword xi
5. Preface xiii
6. Acknowledgments xvii
7. Additional Resources xix
8. Introduction 3
9. Sex Discrimination in Canadian Law 22
10. “No Jews or Dogs Allowed” 46
11. Gender and Canada’s Human Rights State 66
12. Women and Anti-Discrimination Law in British Columbia, 1953–69 86
13. Jack Sherlock and the Failed Human Rights Act, 1969–73 94
14. Kathleen Ruff and the Human Rights Code, 1973–79 109
15. Struggling to Innovate, 1979–83 134
16. Making New Law under the Human Rights Code 157
17. The Politics of (Undermining) Human Rights 169
18. Conclusion 197
19. Notes 217
20. Bibliography 270
21. Index 284
22. Publications of the Osgoode Society for Canadian Legal History 299
23. Law and Society 305