Was a key person in the Women's Suffrage Movement (Giving women the right to vote)

Persevered even through racism and discrimination by the Canadian Government

Came back to Canada after being sent to Japan (even though he was Canadian born) though serving the Canadian army in the Korean War

Didn't start school until 10 years old, but still got a teaching certificate at age 16

Fought for women to be declared
"qualified persons" in the law

People from India were not treated fairly even though they were also part of the British empire at the time

Men from India were allowed into Canada but the women weren't

Proposed paper by Pierre Trudeau that would reduce the rights of indigenous : people

was the first indigenous person to serve as the indian minister

Helped participate in treaty negotiations with the Canadian Government

wrote book called "unjust society" as a response to the "just society" by Trudeau

Japanese Canadians were forced into "internment camps" because of irrational fears of Japanese Espionage (despite not a single occurance of this) and later forced to either move to inland Canada or go to Japan (even if they were born in Canada)

Sikhs charted a boat to Canada with 376 immigrants in protest of "continuous journey" laws, but few were allowed into the country