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Canada's involvement in international human rights protection since WWII

By BlackStarr7659

  • Economic Confrence

    Economic Confrence
    Canada hosted the first Imperial Economic Conference ever held outside London. A system of preferential tariffs was established for the Empire. As a result, Canada maintained considerable market share in Britain and throughout the Empire during the Great Depression

  • Royal Air Force

    Royal Air Force
    The British Commonwealth Air Training Plan was established - a decisive Canadian contribution to victory in WWII. Run by the Royal Canadian Air Force it assured the production of war material and foodstuffs.

  • UN Declaration

    UN Declaration
    Canada and 25 other countries sign the United Nations Declaration.

  • Liberation

    Liberation
    Canada plays a key role in liberation of Holland

  • The UN Charter

    The UN Charter
    Canada signs the United Nations Charter

  • The UN Universal Declaration

    The UN Universal Declaration
    Proclamation of the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights, of which Canadian John Peters Humphrey is the primary author.

  • NATO

    NATO
    Canada, along with 11 other countries, signed the North Atlantic Treaty in Washington, DC, creating the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), with the mandate to ensure the collective military security of all members. The NATO treaty marked a new era of ties with the United States and of distance from Great Britain and spelled out the importance of economic collaboration. In April 1949, Canada was the first country to vote for the ratification of the North Atlantic Treaty Alliance.

  • India Peacemaking (No specific day)

    India Peacemaking (No specific day)
    Canada and India formally sign Canada-India Reactor (CIR) Agreement. Canada agrees to provide India with a nuclear reactor (CIRUS) which is to be employed exclusively for 'peaceful uses.' However, over subsequent years, ample evidence is uncovered that India is using the reactor to enrich plutonium for its nuclear weapons program.

  • Peacekeeping (no day)

    Peacekeeping (no day)
    Canadian peacekeepers in Cyprus to help restore stability and security amongst the Greek and Turkish Cypriots. To this day, there is a Canadian peacekeeping presence on the island.

  • Women ( No month or day )

    Women ( No month or day )
    Canada ratifies the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW).