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Plaque (s) A charismatic orator, John Diefenbaker served as Canada's 13th prime minister from 1957 to 1963. Born in Ontario and raised in Saskatchewan, he was an accomplished defence lawyer and Member of Parliament for some forty years. Diefenbaker rejuvenated the Progressive Conservative Party and led it to a landslide victory in 1958.
Portrait of Prime Minister John Diefenbaker. John Diefenbaker was born in Neustadt, Ontario in 1895. He become a trial lawyer and legendary orator. He brought in the Canadian Bill of Rights, guaranteed voting rights to Indigenous Canadians, and appointed Ellen Fairclough as the first female cabinet minister. His fractious relationship with the ...
16 de ago. de 2020 · A young economist named Merril Menzies sent Diefenbaker a series of memos proposing a new national policy reminiscent of the nation-building of John A. Macdonald. Diefenbaker used those ideas in a set-piece speech which he delivered with evangelical fervour. He gave this one to a packed house in Toronto’s Massey Hall on April 25, 1957.
John G. Diefenbaker. His Northern Vision. A New Vision. by John G. Diefenbaker. at the Civic Auditorium, Winnipeg, 12 February 1958. Ladies and gentlemen, we started in the last few months, since June the 10th, to carry out our promises, and I can tell you this, that as long as I am Prime Minister of this country, the welfare of the average ...
John G. Diefenbaker, M.P., speaking in the House of Commons, 1948. Image courtesy of Library & Archives Canada . Élu à la Chambre des communes en 1940, Diefenbaker, de par son nom de famille allemand et son éducation dans l’environnement multiethnique des Prairies, est sensible à l’intolérance et à l’injustice qui règnent dans le Canada du début du 20 e siècle.
This statement is found in the Canadian Bill of Rights, a piece of legislation which The Right Honourable John G. Diefenbaker acknowledged as one of his proudest achievements. The Canadian Bill of Rights was created in an effort to give Canadians of all backgrounds the same rights and privileges. To this day, the saying “I am Canadian ...
27 de jun. de 2018 · John George Diefenbaker (1895-1979) was prime minister of Canada and leader of the Progressive Conservative party. Though his government had some remarkable successes, he left a legacy of bitterness and disunion for his party. John Diefenbaker was born in Neustadt, Ontario, on Sept. 18, 1895. In 1903 his family, which was of both Scottish and ...
