Ten years after the passing of the Immigration Act of 1952,a newly elected MP for Hamilton West (P.C.Party)tabled new regulations to amend the Act.For the first time in Canadian history the amendment prohibited the use of race,religion,colour,and national origin as criteria for the selection of new immigrants to Canada providing "(1)they had a specific job waiting for them in Canada or were able to support themselves until they found employment, (2)they were not criminals or terrorists,and (3)they did not suffer from a disease that endangered public health." Who was that MP?

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Ellen Fairclough was the first female cabinet minister in Canada and was the MP for Hamilton West from 1950 to 1963. In 1962, she tabled new regulations to amend the Immigration Act of 1952, which became known as the Fairclough Act. The amendment prohibited discrimination based on race, religion, colour, and national origin for the selection of new immigrants to Canada.

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