April 24, 2004

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  76 YEARS AGO TODAY

  
  

  

  
  

  Apr 24 1928

  
  

  The Supreme Court of Canada declares that though women are indeed legal "persons," they are nevertheless ineligible to serve in the Canadian Senate.

  
  

  The Court agreed that the term "person" applies equally to humans of both genders, but the British North America Act referred specifically to "fit and qualified persons" -- necessarily excluding unfit and unqualified people (aka females).

  
  

  In many matters, women were still considered to be 'persons only in terms of pains and penalties, and not rights and privileges' as defined by British Common Law.

  
  

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