▁M ét is ▁and ▁European ▁imm igr ants . ▁ ▁On ▁March ▁ 1 6 , ▁ 1 9 5 0 , ▁a ▁de cade ▁before ▁the ▁Canadian ▁Bill ▁of ▁Rights ▁became ▁law , ▁Die fen b aker , ▁then ▁a ▁S ask atch ew an ▁MP , ▁told ▁a ▁public ▁forum ▁why ▁such ▁a ▁law ▁was ▁needed . ▁Ind ividual s ' ▁fre ed oms ▁of ▁religion , ▁press , ▁speech ▁and ▁association ▁are ▁threatened ▁by ▁the ▁state , ▁he ▁said . ▁A ▁Bill ▁of ▁Rights ▁was ▁needed ▁to ▁take ▁a ▁" for th right ▁stand ▁against ▁disc rim ination ▁based ▁on ▁colour , ▁cre ed ▁or ▁ra cial ▁origin ". ▁ ▁Die fen b aker ▁advoc ated ▁for ▁the ▁ad option ▁of ▁a ▁bill ▁of ▁rights ▁during ▁the ▁federal ▁election ▁campaign ▁of ▁ 1 9 5 7 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 0 , ▁as ▁prime ▁minister , ▁Die fen b aker ▁introduced ▁the ▁Canadian ▁Bill ▁of ▁Rights , ▁and ▁it ▁was ▁en act ed ▁by ▁Parliament . ▁ ▁Fe atures ▁The ▁Canadian ▁Bill ▁of ▁Rights ▁protect s ▁numerous ▁rights , ▁most ▁of ▁which ▁were ▁later ▁included ▁in ▁the ▁Char ter . ▁Ex amples ▁include : ▁Fre edom ▁of ▁speech ▁in ▁Canada ▁and ▁freedom ▁of ▁religion ▁in ▁Canada ▁( now ▁in ▁Section ▁ 2 ▁of ▁the ▁Char ter ) ▁ ▁equality ▁rights ▁( more ▁complete ▁rights ▁are ▁contained ▁in ▁Section ▁ 1 5 ▁of ▁the ▁Char ter ) ▁The ▁right ▁to ▁life , ▁liberty ▁and ▁security ▁of ▁the ▁person