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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.
House Support Grows to Bar Crime Comics
Discusses the unanimous support that the bill proposed by Fulton received in the House of Commons.
House of Commons Debates - September 28th, 1949
Fulton introduces Bill No. 10, an amendment to the Criminal Code addressing the publication and distribution of materials that contain violent images.
House of Commons Debates - October 7th, 1949
Continued discussion of amending the Criminal Code to address violence depicted in comic books and magazines, and their potential to induce violence.
House of Commons Debates - October 4th, 1949
The continued debate of Bill No. 10, where Fulton makes a case for how widespread the problem of crime comics is.
House of Commons Debates - October 21st, 1949
Continued discussion of Bill No. 10, to amend the Criminal Code.
House of Commons Debates - June 14th, 1948
Fulton once again brings up the matter of suppressing comic book circulation, while Ilsley presents his draft of legislation.
House of Commons Debates - January 21st, 1953
Fulton's proposal for the creation of a joint committee to deal with the issue of obscene literature.
House of Commons Debates - December 5th, 1949
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.
House of Commons Debates - December 3rd, 1949
Correspondence with provincial attorneys general and others is tabled.