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Documentary THAT NEVER HAPPENED

That Never Happened: Canada’s First National Internment Operations

That Never Happened was the “Official Selection” of the  Permanent Mission of Canada to
The United Nations and screened in Geneva Switzerland, September 20th, 2018. The film also had the distinct honour of screening as part of the 100th anniversary of Armistice Day on November 11, 2018 at the Canadian Museum for Human Rights.

Now available on Digital

Orders in Council

1917

Business Financial Issues 
1916-3189 Government action taking ships question of constituitionality.pdf
1916-3258 Property in Enemy Countries Report.pdf
1916-3258 Property in Enemy Countries.pdf
1917-0572 Mineral Rights not for aliens Report.pdf
1917-0572 Mineral Rights not for aliens.pdf
1917-1268 Alien Enemy companies cannot have water, land rights Report.pdf
1917-1268 Alien Enemy companies cannot have water, land rights.pdf
1917-2843 Transfer of ships to foreign owned co. and defining foreign controlled company Report.pdf
1917-2843 Transfer of ships to foreign owned co. and defining foreign controlled company.pdf
1917-3035 Patents license to pay fees in enemy country Report.pdf
1917-3035 Patents license to pay fees in enemy country.pdf

Cabinet War Committee
1917-3005 War Committee of Cabinet established Report.pdf
1917-3005 War Committee of Cabinet established.pdf
1917-3061 Reduce Cabinet workload by delegating work within departments Report.pdf
1917-3061 Reduce Cabinet workload by delegating work within departments.pdf

Defence of Canada Order, 1917
1917-0987 Defence of Canada Order, 1917 Consolidation.pdf
1917-1451 Def of Canada O, 1917 increasing fine and jail Report.pdf
1917-1451 Def of Canada O, 1917 increasing fine and jail.pdf

Homestead
1917-1249 Homestead Status of French soldier fighting in France waived requirements Report.pdf

Internment Ops. Branch Budget
1917-0266 Money for Otter Report.pdf
1917-0266 Money for Otter.pdf
1917-995 Money for Otter Report.pdf
1917-1225 Money for Otter Report.pdf
1917-1225 Money for Otter.pdf
1917-1380 Money for Otter.pdf
1917-1381 Money for Otter.pdf
1917-1776 Money to Otter Report.pdf
1917-1999 Money to Otter Report.pdf
1917-1999 Money to Otter.pdf
1917-2000 Money to Otter.pdf
1917-2336 Money to Otter Report.pdf
1917-2336 Money to Otter.pdf
1917-3004 Money to Otter Report.pdf
1917-3004 Money to Otter.pdf
1917-3480 Money for Otter.pdf
1917-3481 Money for Otter.pdf

Labour
1917-0921 Forestry Corps established.pdf

Military Issues
1917-0667 Life insurance claims can be based upon military death records Report.pdf
1917-0667 Life insurance claims can be based upon military death records.pdf
1917-0694 Military detention barracks, provision for soldiers Report.pdf
1917-0694 Military detention barracks, provision for soldiers.pdf
1917-761 CPRailway forced to charge returning Serbian reservists reduced rate Report.pdf
1917-761 CPRailway forced to charge returning Serbian reservists reduced rate.pdf
1917-0921 Forestry Corps established.pdf
1917-1177 Oath for enlisting non-Br. subjects Report.pdf
1917-1177 Oath for enlisting non-Br. subjects.pdf
1917-1257 CEF attestation falsification penalty added and JP jurisdiction expanded Report.pdf
1917-1257 CEF attestation falsification penalty added and JP jurisdiction expanded.pdf
1917-1507 Oath for Military expanded to JPs and Officers Report.pdf
1917-1507 Oath for Military expanded to JPs and Officers.pdf
1917-1663 Uniforms and badges, wearing them Report.pdf
1917-1663 Uniforms and badges, wearing them.pdf
1917-2830 Military compulsory vaccination and venearal disease testing Report.pdf
1917-2830 Military compulsory vaccination and venearal disease testing.pdf

MSA
1917-1433 MSA prohibit depart Canada liable for mil service Report.pdf
1917-1433 MSA prohibit depart Canada liable for mil service.pdf
1917-1531 Statutory Dec for permission to leave Canada by military age men Report.pdf
1917-1531 Statutory Dec for permission to leave Canada by military age men.pdf
1917-1799 MSA crime for males to leave Canada Report.pdf
1917-1799 MSA crime for males to leave Canada.pdf
1917-2564 MSA or national service keep Certificate leaving country in good order Report.pdf
1917-2564 MSA or national service keep Certificate leaving country in good order.pdf
1917-3036 MSA RNWMP exemption Report.pdf
1917-3036 MSA RNWMP exemption.pdf

Police
1917-1876 RNWMP given military rank when enrolled Report.pdf
1917-1876 RNWMP given military rank when enrolled.pdf
1917-2736 Lawyer named controller of RNWMP.pdf

Telegraph Telephone
1917-3019 Telegraph communications suspended Ireland and Canada Report.pdf
1917-3019 Telegraph communications suspended Ireland and Canada.pdf