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SOURCES – 10 forgotten laws that once existed in Canada

October 26, 2025 by Ash Kaushik

The following sources were consulted in the preparation of the article “10 forgotten laws that once existed in Canada.”

  1. R. v. Big M Drug Mart Ltd.
  2. Bill C-51, An Act to amend the Criminal Code and the Department of Justice Act and to make consequential amendments to another Act
  3. Switzman v. Elbling and A.G. of Quebec, 1957 CanLII 2 (SCC), [1957] SCR 285
  4. Exclusion of Chinese Immigrants (1923–1947) National Historic Event
  5. The Indian Act
  6. Sterilization in Alberta, 1928 to 1972: gender matters
  7. An Act to prohibit the Sale of Lands to any Enemy Aliens and Hutterites for the Duration of the War, SA 1942, c 16
  8. Reference re Validity of Section 5 (a) Dairy Industry Act, 1948 CanLII 2 (SCC), [1949] SCR 1
  9. R. v. Zundel
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