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Svend Robinson fonds
Fonds · 1967-2004

This fonds consist of records relating to the life and work of Svend Robinson as Member of Parliament. Included in the fonds are correspondence, memoranda, reports, pamphlets, notes, press releases, press coverage, newspaper and periodical clippings, information kits, minutes and agendas, issues of ‘Ottawa Inside Out’ and ‘Ottawa Update’, speeches, copies of legal documents, copies of Hansard debates, flyers, post cards, greeting cards, petitions, and submissions to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights from various organizations and individuals. Records also relate to other LGBTQ issues and topics, including international rights, health, labour, and youth.

Robinson, Svend (1952-)
Subject files
CA ON00047 3 · Series · 1967-2004
Part of Svend Robinson fonds

The series includes correspondence, reports, memoranda, newspaper clippings, periodical articles, pamphlets, information kits, minutes, speeches, copies of legal documents, notes, newsletters, copies of Hansard debates, and flyers. It also includes resources and working records related to Robinson's LGBTQ rights work. Several reports have been transferred to the monograph collection.

CA ON00047 4 · Series · 1980-2004
Part of Svend Robinson fonds

Series consists of records regarding Bill C-108 and C-33, an Act to amend the Canadian Human Rights Act to protect individuals from discrimination based on sexual orientation, Bill C-23, the Modernization of Benefits and Obligations Act, Bill C-250, an Act to amend the Criminal Code to add sexual orientation to the list of prohibited types of hate propaganda included in hate crime legislation, and same-sex marriage bills. The records in this series reflect Robinson’s work toward the passage of these bills. The views of several organizations and members of the public are also documented within the records. The series includes correspondence, press releases, reports, newspaper clippings, notes, charts, agendas, Hansard debates, and submissions to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights.

Personal files
CA ON00047 1 · Series · 1985-2003
Part of Svend Robinson fonds

The series includes correspondence, pamphlets, materials for speeches, notes, research materials, newspaper and periodical clippings, and contacts. Several articles have been transferred to the monograph collection.