The Gang of Five

Connecting the influential Episcopal dots in and out of Cornwall Bishops Philip Pocock, George Flahiff, Joseph Aurele Plourde and the Carter brothers (Alexander and Emmett) became fast friends who dubbed themselves and became known as the “The Gang of Five.”The … Continue reading

Criminal Code of Canada (pre-the 1969 omnibus bill)

Crankshaw’s Criminal Code, Seventh Edition A Commentary on the Criminal Law of Canada… 1959 The following are some relevant excerpts of and commentary on the Criminal Code of Canada which was in force (the 1954 code) when Pierre Elliott Trudau’s Liberal government revised the … Continue reading

What we got: The details

Criminal Code reform [This document was compiled by members of the gay rights lobby. It outlines the gay lobby perception of what they got in response to “We Demand.”]Abbreviations in document: CC: Criminal Code of Canada CGRO: Coalition for Gay Right … Continue reading

The Debates on Decriminalization of Buggery

Liberal Prime Minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau’s 72-page 104-clause omnibus bill to reform the Criminal Code of Canada contained proposals to, amongst a multitude of things, decriminalize abortion, permit lotteries, ban publication of evidence at preliminary hearings at the request of … Continue reading