A Crisis of Innocence

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June 14th, 1948 - House of Commons.pdf
Fulton once again brings up the matter of suppressing comic book circulation, while Ilsley presents his draft of legislation.

Jan 21st, 1953 - House of Commons.pdf
Fulton's proposal for the creation of a joint committee to deal with the issue of obscene literature.

Feb 8th, 1954 - House of Commons.pdf
Presentation of statistics regarding the number of prosecutions launched under section 207 of the Criminal Code since 1949.

December 5 1949.pdf
More discussion of Bill No. 10, focused on the difficulty in establishing a direct correlation between violence depicted in comics and their potential to cause real-life crimes.

Dec 3rd, 1949 - House of Commons.pdf
Correspondence with provincial attorneys general and others is tabled.

Dec 1st, 1949 - House of Commons.pdf
Motion for Bill No. 10 to be the first order of business attended to on December 5th.

April 2nd, 1954 - House of Commons.pdf
Resumption of the discussion from April 1st, 1954, about clause 150 and Fulton's proposed amendment.

April 1st, 1954 - House of Commons.pdf
Fulton's arguments regarding further amendments to deal with crime comics and obscene literature in general.

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Exploring the bill put forth by Fulton, this article examines the fact that the House of Commons will soon vote on whether or not to impose stronger sanctions on the distribution and production of Crime Comics in Canada.

Collier's Horror in the Nursery.pdf
Presents the first publication of Fredric Wertham's findings on comics.
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