▁ ▁S ask atch ew an ' s ▁Bill ▁of ▁Rights ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 7 , ▁S ask atch ew an ▁passed ▁into ▁law ▁a ▁bill ▁of ▁rights ▁which ▁covered ▁both ▁fundamental ▁fre ed oms ▁and ▁equality ▁rights . ▁S ask atch ew an ' s ▁Bill ▁of ▁Rights ▁is ▁considered ▁to ▁have ▁had ▁a ▁form ative ▁influence ▁on ▁John ▁Die fen b aker , ▁who ▁was ▁from ▁Prince ▁Albert , ▁S ask atch ew an . ▁Th ir teen ▁years ▁later , ▁Die fen b aker ▁successfully ▁introduced ▁the ▁Canadian ▁Bill ▁of ▁Rights , ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 0 . ▁ ▁United ▁Nations ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 8 , ▁the ▁General ▁Assembly ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁Nations ▁adopted ▁a ▁Universal ▁Dec laration ▁of ▁Human ▁Rights . ▁Civil ▁rights ▁activ ists ▁in ▁Canada ▁had ▁for ▁some ▁time ▁been ▁advoc ating ▁for ▁the ▁elim ination ▁from ▁Canadian ▁laws ▁of ▁disc rim ination ▁based ▁on ▁sex , ▁eth nic ity , ▁race ▁and ▁religion ; ▁the ▁new ▁declaration ▁led ▁to ▁an ▁increasing ▁call ▁for ▁protection ▁of ▁human ▁rights ▁in ▁Canada . ▁ ▁John ▁Die fen b aker ▁and ▁a ▁National ▁Bill ▁of ▁Rights ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 6 , ▁four ▁years ▁before ▁being ▁elected ▁to ▁Parliament , ▁John ▁Die fen b aker ▁began ▁draft ing ▁his ▁Bill ▁of ▁Rights . ▁As ▁a ▁young ▁boy , ▁he ▁saw ▁in just ice ▁first - hand ▁in ▁the ▁form ▁of ▁disc rim ination ▁against ▁French - Can ad ians , ▁n atives ,