SOCIAL MEDIA

Canadian Labour Defense League

Home > Encyclopaedia > Social Movements > Canadian Labour Defense League

Also known as National Council on Democratic Rights. For a full history of the CLDL, see:

Lambertson, Ross. Repression and Resistance: Canadian Human Rights Activists, 1930-1960. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2005.

Petryshyn, J. “A.E. Smith and the Canadian Labour Defence League.” PhD, University of Western Ontario, 1977.

Petryshyn, Jaroslav. “Class Conflict and Civil Liberties: The Origins and Activities of the Canadian Labour Defense League, 1925-1940.” Labour/Le Travailleur (1982): 39-63.

Encyclopaedia

Site Resources

Detailed resources outlining the history of Human Rights in Canada.

Further Reading

The readings lists available on this site deal with a range of topics from human rights to biographies and specific events.

Citing Website

Any use of material or referencing content from HistoryOfRights.ca should be acknowledged by the User and cited as follows:

~ Clément, Dominique. “page title or document title.” Canada’s Human Rights History. www.HistoryOfRights.ca (date accessed).

Social Media

Follow on social media for updates and interesting facts about human rights and social movements in Canada.