On October 17, 1988 the Supreme Court of Canada removed the last major barrier to universal suffrage in Canada, granting institutionalized mental health patients the right to vote
On October 17, 1988, the Supreme Court of Canada removed the last major barrier to universal suffrage in Canada, granting institutionalized mental health patients the right to vote.
People of Colour achieved this milestone in 1948, and women in 1951. Federal inmates still confronted barriers until the 1990’s.
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