The Toal Commission was a Commission of Inquiry conducted by James Toal at the Prince Edward Hotel in Brandon,MB from 1971-1972. The purpose of this inquiry was to investigage a report published by the Brandon Police Department entitled, "Problem Metis Families, City of Brandon," as well as allegations of police harassment in the City of Brandon from January 1, 1970, onward. The report was prepared by the Brandon Police Department following a petition submitted to Mayor Wilton. The petition, signed by approximately thirty residents of Brandon's East End, requested that the city prohibit the sale of homes in their neighborhood to Native families. A copy of the report was obtained by the Brandon Sun, which generated a considerable public response that resulted in the investigation in question.
Custodial History
Records were ordered from the Archives of Manitoba by Brandon University Archivist Tom Mitchell and Brandon University history professor Jim Naylor in 2013.
Scope and Content
Fonds consists of records created over the course of the Toal Commission. It includes copies of verbatim transcripts of the Toal Commission hearings, as well as a commission of inquiry, a report on the commission, and indexes, which list the witnesses and evidence presented for each day of the hearings.
Image shows members of Brandon College Class of 1930 during their 50th Anniversary celebration. Features Stanley Knowles and Lorne McFarland – Arts Class of 1930. Background: Mayor Ken Burgess
W.M.C.A.Convocation 71-75(?). L. to R. Dr. Lightbody, McNeely, T., Klassen, P.G., McFadden, E., Gonzales, Pat., ?, ?, ?. foreground: Vidal, H., graduates (?)
W.M.C.A.Convocation (fall '75). L to R W. Wong, L. Watson, R. Pippert, J. Tyman, M. Blanar, L. Dulmage, S. Knowles, L.H. Perron, H. Hawthorn, D.L. Johannson, ?, H. Burmeister, background: ?,?, Elwood Gorrie (Mayor), H.V. Vidal
W.M.C.A.Convocation (Spring '76) Stanley Knowles (standing), L to R: ?,?,?, W. Lorimer, Dept. Min., H. Tolton, Lld., L. Dulmage, M. Blanar, A. Miller, R. Pippert background: E. Pepper, Chris Kennedy (University Registrar) , A. Loveridge, A.C.C., ?,?, R.F.B. King
W.M.C.A.Convocation (spring '76 p.m.) L to R (1st row) ?,?, W.H.N. Hargreaves Mawdsley, W. Lorimer, Hon. Ben Hanuschak, Min. of Ed., L. Cragg, L.L.D., Stanley Knowles, L. Dulmage, M. Blanar, A. Miiller, L. Watson background: Elwood Gorrie, Mayor, W. Morrison, W. Pearson, M. Lelonde, A. Loveridge, Richards ?, Burmeister
W.M.C.A.Convocation (spring '76)L to R (front row) Stanley Knowles, A.L. Dulmage, Mike Blanar, R. Miller, (background) Helen Riesberry, Peggy Sharpe, ?, Phil Constans, A Loveridge, A.C.C.
