 However, this transaction led to an increase in the money supply, which in future years would hamper the government's efforts to respond to unemployment.As a trial lawyer, and in opposition, Diefenbaker had long been concerned with civil liberties.On July 1, 1960, Dominion Day, he introduced the Canadian Bill of Rights in Parliament, and the bill rapidly passed and was proclaimed on August 10, fulfilling a lifetime goal of Diefenbaker's.