“Race,” Rights and the Law in the Supreme Court of Canada: Historical Case Studies

Contents

Contents Foreword vii Preface ix Acknowledgments xi Invitation 3 Chapter 1 Orientation 12 1. ‘‘Race’’ and the Law 12 2. Approaching the Bench 32 3. Approaching the Past 36 Chapter 2 Quong Wing v. The King 51 1. The Legislation 51 2. The Chinese Problem 56 3. Restriction and Regulation 67 4. Litigation 72 5. Defending the Family 78 6. The Moral Crusade 83 7. Chinese Response 87 8. Quong Wing and Quong Sing 90 9. Quong Wing v. the King 100 10. Explanations 106 11. Quong Wing as Precedent 120 Chapter 3 Christie v. York Corporation 122 1. The Incident 122 2. ‘‘Jim Crow’’ in Canada 124 3. The Montreal Community 137 4. Issues and Initiatives 143 5. La Question de la Liberté 151 6. In the Supreme Court of Canada 158 7. Aftermath 168 8. Christie as Precedent 173 Chapter 4 Noble and Wolf v. Alley 182 1. Exclusive Clientele 182 2. Counter Attack 192 3. Principles and Policies 199 4. The Public Interest 206 5. Preparing for the Supreme Court of Canada 219 6. Noble and Wolf v. Alley 226 7. Noble and Wolf as Precedent 235 Chapter 5 Narine-Singh v. Attorney General of Canada 246 1. ‘‘Race’’ and Immigration 246 2. Restrictive Tradition 249 3. South Asian Immigration 253 4. Rehearsal: Narain Singh and Munshi Singh 257 5. West Indian Immigration 262 6. Policy Shifts, 1945-52 265 7. The Immigration Act, 1952 271 8. Campaign for Immigration Reform 274 9. The Inevitable: Harry Singh in the Ontario Courts 285 10. Anticlimax: The Supreme Court of Canada 291 11. Confirmation 296 Chapter 6 Implications 301 1. ‘‘Race’’ and ‘‘Race Relations’’ 303 2. Legal Sensibility 309 3. Historical Study 319 Afterword 324 1. Directions in Public Policy 325 2. Apprehensions 337 3. Reflections 343 Notes 345 Index 437 vi ‘‘Race,’’ Rights and the Law in the Supreme Court of Canada ...