File 23-2-19: Japanese Division. The Japanese Repatriation and Resettlement Bills. 1946/03-12.

File 23-2-19: Japanese Division. The Japanese Repatriation and Resettlement Bills. 1946/03-12.

Description

Title Proper RG27 O1 VOLUME 0661 FILE 23-2-19
Date(s) of material from this resource digitized 1946
General material designation
From this file, LOI has digitized one textual record or image.
Scope and content
This file includes drafts of the Japanese Repatriation and Resettlement Bills of 1946, as well as significant correspondence of government officials regarding these drafts. These bills and Orders-in-Council (P.C. 7355, 7356, 7357) are heavily discussed among Department of Labour officials, with particular concern given to the legality of the orders. Discussions of the possibility of the orders "raising debate" are included, and particular fears of Japanese Canadians returning to British Columbia 'en bloc' are also expressed.
Name of creator
Canada. Department of Labour created this archive.
Immediate source of acquisition
The digital copies of the records were acquired by the Landscapes of Injustice Research Collective between 2014 and 2018.
This record was digitized in full.

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File 23-2-19: Japanese Division. The Japanese Repatriation and Resettlement Bills. 1946/03-12.
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Terminology

Readers of these historical materials will encounter derogatory references to Japanese Canadians and euphemisms used to obscure the intent and impacts of the internment and dispossession. While these are important realities of the history, the Landscapes of Injustice Research Collective urges users to carefully consider their own terminological choices in writing and speaking about this topic today as we confront past injustice. See our statement on terminology, and related sources here.