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Jun 26, 2024 · John Diefenbaker - Wikipedia. John George Diefenbaker PC CH QC FRSC FRSA ( / ˈdiːfənbeɪkər / DEE-fən-bay-kər; September 18, 1895 – August 16, 1979) was a Canadian politician who served as the 13th prime minister of Canada, from 1957 to 1963.
Jun 12, 2024 · The loss of their majority in 1962 and then defeat in 1963 brought the knives out for John Diefenbaker in the PC Party. It had broken through in seat-rich Quebec in 1958 with the backing of Premier Maurice Duplessis’s Union Nationale machine, only to be reduced to 14 seats in the province in 1962 – well behind the Ralliement Créditiste ...
Jun 28, 2024 · In Grant’s mind, Diefenbaker’s refusal to comply with the Americans’ wishes cost him the 1963 election, when he was replaced by a Liberal, Lester Pearson, whom Grant knew and despised. Grant attributed Diefenbaker’s loss to what we nowadays call election interference. The 1963 election also had a more general symbolic importance to Grant.
Jun 30, 2024 · John Diefenbaker ran for the third time as the best hope for breaking two decades of Liberal rule. From his campaign literature: "BORN IN ONTARIO, BROUGHT UP IN THE WEST DIEFENBAKER IS FOURTH GENERATION CANADIAN WHO HAS MADE HIS MARK IN LAW AND POLITICS ...
Jun 13, 2024 · John G. Diefenbaker Prize for Clemens Kroneberg. We are pleased to announce that WiSo Professor Clemens Kroneberg has been awarded this year’s John G. Diefenbaker Award by the Canada Council for the Arts.
6 days ago · John G. Diefenbaker: Progressive Conservative 1957–63 Lester B. Pearson: Liberal 1963–68 Pierre Elliott Trudeau (1st time) Liberal 1968–79 Joseph Clark ...
Jun 24, 2024 · Diefenbaker, who had become prime minister leading the Progressive Conservatives to power in the late 1950s sought to make headway through a number of key changes to the system of governing and made sure that Canada had a keen place on the international scene.
