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Statutes Chapter 13 - 1949
Outlines the 1949 amendment to the Canadian Criminal Code, addressing the publication and distribution of obscene and offensive material.
Senate of Canada Debates - December 7th, 1949
Third reading of Bill No. 10.
Senate of Canada Debates - December 6th, 1949
Second reading of Bill No. 10.
Senate of Canada Debates - December 5th, 1949
First reading of Bill No. 10, to amend the Criminal Code.
Senate Passes Crime Comics Bill After Wrangle
Explains the numerous issues that are present in trying to ban crime comics in Canada.
More Teeth Proposed When Crime Comics Bill Comes Before Committee
Looks at the Fulton bill, and the way that the House of Commons appeared to be backing the bill to put tougher restrictions on the sale and publication of crime comics.
Fulton Demands Law That Defines Obscene Books
Fulton demands that the term "obscene" be better defined in legislation so that laws about the publication and distribution of such books can properly enforced.
Contradictory Testimony: Publisher Defends Comic Book Horror
Presents court proceedings in which comic book publisher, William M. Gaines, defends the content of his comic books in front of senators who question his depiction of a severed head on the front of one of his books.
Comics' Linked to Two Killings: Defender of Juvenile Books at Senate Inquiry is Told of Canadian Homicides
Looks to comics as being linked to two Canadian homicides, in which the murderers both read crime comics.
Clergymen MP's Press for Crime Comics Ban
Notes the move by E. D. Fulton to ban the production and sale of Crime comics in Canada. Flaherty explains that the two men who most approved of the bill were conservative clergymen.