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22 de jun. de 2022 · Legacy's online obit database has obituaries, death notices, and funeral services for 1590 people named John Turner from thousands of the largest funeral homes and newspapers in the world....
15 de dic. de 2023 · John C. Turner. SOUTH PORTLAND – It is with heartfelt sadness that we share the passing of John C. Turner, a beloved husband, devoted father, cherished grandfather, and a cornerstone of our ...
- Early Life
- Meteoric Rise
- Trudeau Heir Apparent
- Waiting in The Wings
- 1984 Coronation
- Free-Trade Fight
- Retreat from Public Life
Turner was born in the English town of Richmond upon Thames on June 7, 1929. When his father died just three years later, his Canadian-born mother moved the family to Canada, where they eventually settled in Ottawa's posh Rockcliffe Park neighbourhood, surrounded by members of the country's ruling political class. After the Second World War, his mo...
Turner's first taste of national politics came when C.D. Howe, the storied "Minister of Everything" under Mackenzie King, recruited him in 1957 to help organize a Liberal re-election campaign. The young lawyer's profile swelled within the Liberal ranks as he started speaking at policy conventions, but it truly took off after he made headlines world...
The promising Liberal would soon be considered Trudeau's heir apparent and the natural choice to continue the Liberals' traditional anglophone-francophone leadership rotation. Appointed justice minister in 1968, Turner championed key reforms to Canada's Criminal Code that opened the door to LGBTQ rights and legal abortions. He also implemented, def...
Turner formally vacated his seat in Parliament in 1976 and decamped with his wife and four children to Toronto. On Bay Street, he became a high-paid lawyer at McMillan Binch and joined the boards of some of Canada's most powerful companies, including Canadian Pacific, Seagram's and Holt Renfrew. He remained in Toronto for the ensuing eight years, r...
After Trudeau's second resignation in 1984, Turner finally won the top Liberal job, becoming leader and prime minister at a convention many saw as a coronation. But he inherited a party sagging and scarred from too many years in power. Turner's decision to move ahead with over 200 appointments proposed by Trudeau in his final days as prime minister...
Fearing the impact Mulroney's Free Trade Agreement would have on Canadian sovereignty, Turner made the controversial move in 1988 to instruct Liberal senators to block legislation that would have ratified the deal. Turner was accused of misusing the powers of the unelected Senate, but he told CBC's Bill Cameron at the time, "I believe if Canadians ...
In an exit interview with CBC Radio's Dale Goldhawk in 1990, Turner said the trade agreement was "a bad contract for Canada," adding "history will prove me right." He also said that he wished he'd done more to create opportunities for education, protect the environment, promote gender equality and "[bring] Aboriginal people back into the mainstream...
6 de oct. de 2020 · The U.K.-born Turner, Canada’s 17th prime minister, died peacefully at home on Sept. 19, his family said. He was 91. “Today, more than ever, we need more people like John,” Prime Minister Justin...
19 de sept. de 2020 · John Turner, Canada’s 17th prime minister, has died at the age of 91. Marc Kealey, a former aide speaking on behalf of Turner’s relatives as a family friend, told the Canadian Press...
20 de sept. de 2020 · TORONTO -- Former prime minister John Turner, whose odyssey from a "Liberal dream in motion" to a political anachronism spanned 30 years, has died at the age of 91. Marc Kealey, a former aide...
19 de sept. de 2020 · Mr. Turner died at the age of 91 on Sept. 19, 2020. In his early years, Mr. Turner was a success in whatever he attempted. As a high-school student, he was at the top of his class; at...
