The Diefenbaker Legacy

Author : University of Regina. Canadian Plains Research Center,Right Honourable John G. Diefenbaker Centre for the Study of Canada
Publisher : Regina : Canadian Plains Research Center, University of Regina ; [Saskatoon] : Diefenbaker Canada Centre, University of Saskatchewan
Page : 190 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : UOM:39015048856390

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The Diefenbaker Legacy by University of Regina. Canadian Plains Research Center,Right Honourable John G. Diefenbaker Centre for the Study of Canada Pdf

This publication compiles selected papers presented at a conference that marked the 40th anniversary of the advent to power of John Diefenbaker as prime minister of Canada. The papers provide a retrospective look at the domestic and international political issues and policies confronting the Diefenbaker government during an era of significant political and social change. They attempt to assess the legacy of Diefenbaker and his government's policies and decisions in different aspects of Canadian public policy and in the political culture of the years that followed. The papers cover such topics as Canada-United States relations, Canadian defence and security, political leadership, human rights, federal-provincial relations, and relations with the press and the bureaucracy.

Author : Walter Surma Tarnopolsky
Publisher : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
Page : 449 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 1975-01-01
Category : Civil rights
ISBN : 9780773595439

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The Canadian Bill of Rights by Walter Surma Tarnopolsky Pdf

Author : Sara Matthews,Justin Anstett
Publisher : Wilfrid Laurier Univ. Press
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2015-06-29
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781771121293

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Finding Diefenbunker by Sara Matthews,Justin Anstett Pdf

The text discusses the legacy of the Cold War in Canada by looking at Prime Minister Diefenbaker’s “Diefenbunkers”—eleven nuclear fallout shelters constructed in secret in the late 1950s to protect the Canadian national and provincial governments from a nuclear strike. While many of these sites have fallen into disrepair or been sold off, one such site has recently been repurposed as “Canada’s Cold War Museum” with the explicit purpose of fostering “interest and critical understanding of the Cold War.” The text questions how the site, its museumological apparatus, and the community curation of various rooms in the museum, constructs a “Cold War” for use in Canadian memory; questions the validity of considering the Diefenbunker as a memory site, following Pierre Nora’s seminal concept; and explores the role of fictions in the interactive exhibits that aim to engage Canadian youth—in particular—in the issues of nuclear war, emergency measures, and the role of civil defence. The museum and its displays are interrogated for their performance of and possibilities for inscription, re-inscription, and resignification of Canadian cultural memory.

Author : John C. Courtney
Publisher : UBC Press
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2022-11-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780774866743

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Revival and Change by John C. Courtney Pdf

Revival and Change is a compelling account of the elections, accomplishments, challenges, failures, and ultimate end of the Diefenbaker era. The Liberals were widely expected to win a majority in 1957, continuing their two decades in office. But new Conservative leader John Diefenbaker completely overshadowed his opponents. In his appearances on television and at rallies, he captured the mood of the country and, ultimately, the election. A second election the following year brought him a landslide victory, and the Liberals were reduced to their smallest number of seats since Confederation. This is the story of those elections, the issues that defined the government, and the era’s legacy in politics and society.

Author : Raymond B. Blake
Publisher : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
Page : 480 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2007-08-20
Category : History
ISBN : 9780773575707

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Transforming the Nation by Raymond B. Blake Pdf

In Transforming the Nation, leading Canadian politicians and scholars reflect on the major policy debates of the period and offer new and surprising interpretations of Brian Mulroney. Mulroney had a tremendous impact on Canada, charting a new direction for the country through his decisions on a variety of public-policy issues - free trade with the United States, social-security reform, foreign policy, and Canada's North. The Mulroney government represented a dramatic break with Canada's past.

Author : J.D.M. Stewart
Publisher : Dundurn
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2018-06-16
Category : History
ISBN : 9781459738492

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Being Prime Minister by J.D.M. Stewart Pdf

Being Prime Minister sheds light on the lives of prime ministers as ordinary people, examining them through a variety of experiences most Canadians share.

Author : John G. Diefenbaker
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 380 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 1975
Category : Canada
ISBN : PSU:000045124822

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One Canada by John G. Diefenbaker Pdf

Author : Asa McKercher,Galen Roger Perras
Publisher : UBC Press
Page : 380 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2017-10-06
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780774835312

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Mike’s World by Asa McKercher,Galen Roger Perras Pdf

Although fifty years have passed since Lester Pearson stepped down as prime minister, he still influences debates about Canada’s role in the world. Mike’s World explores the myths surrounding Pearsonianism to explain why he remains such a touchstone for understanding Canadian foreign policy. Leading scholars dig deeply into his diplomatic and political career, especially during the 1960s and his tenure as prime minister. Situating Pearson within his times and using him as a lens through which to analyze Canadians’ views of global affairs, this nuanced collection wrestles with the contradictions of Pearson and Pearsonianism and, ultimately, with the resulting myths surrounding Canada’s role in the world.

Author : Patrice Dutil
Publisher : UBC Press
Page : 541 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2020-11-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780774864053

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The Unexpected Louis St-Laurent by Patrice Dutil Pdf

Much of Canada’s modern identity emerged from the innovative social policies and ambitious foreign policy of Louis St-Laurent’s Liberal government. His extraordinarily creative administration made decisions that still resonate today: on health care, pensions, and housing; on infrastructure and intergovernmental issues; and, further afield, in developing Canada’s global middle-power role in global affairs and resolving the Suez Crisis. Yet St-Laurent remains an enigmatic figure. The Unexpected Louis St-Laurent fills a great void in Canadian political history, bringing together well-established and new scholars to investigate the far-reaching influence of a politician whose astute policies and bold resolve moved Canada into the modern era.

Author : J. L. Granatstein,Norman Hillmer
Publisher : HarperCollins Publishers
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 000638563X

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Prime Ministers by J. L. Granatstein,Norman Hillmer Pdf

This bestselling rating of our 20 prime ministers, from Mackenzie King to Kim Campbell, offers provocative new insights into the nature of political leadership in Canada

Author : Hugh Segal
Publisher : Douglas & McIntyre
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : History
ISBN : 9781553655497

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The Right Balance by Hugh Segal Pdf

A provocative case for the special balance and uniquely Canadian nature of the Conservative imperative throughout our history. In a manner that reflects his long-time academic and practitioner's association with conservative politics and ideas in Canada, Hugh Segal traces the deep historical roots of Canadian conservatism and the themes that unite its pre- and post-confederation reality with today's challenges and issues. The Right Balance connects the historical roots and exclusive intellectual principles of Canadian conservatism to the fundamental idea of Canada with a new and insightful perspective. Provocative and timely, this book puts the present Stephen Harper-led Conservative Party of Canada into a dynamic historical context and gives readers fresh insights into how Canadian conservatism is different and why, providing depth and texture to today's headlines. The Right Balance will appeal to both adults and students who are interested in the economics, ideas and DNA of our present political debates.

Author : Jordan Stanger-Ross
Publisher : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2020-08-20
Category : History
ISBN : 9780228003076

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Landscapes of Injustice by Jordan Stanger-Ross Pdf

In 1942, the Canadian government forced more than 21,000 Japanese Canadians from their homes in British Columbia. They were told to bring only one suitcase each and officials vowed to protect the rest. Instead, Japanese Canadians were dispossessed, all their belongings either stolen or sold. The definitive statement of a major national research partnership, Landscapes of Injustice reinterprets the internment of Japanese Canadians by focusing on the deliberate and permanent destruction of home through the act of dispossession. All forms of property were taken. Families lost heirlooms and everyday possessions. They lost decades of investment and labour. They lost opportunities, neighbourhoods, and communities; they lost retirements, livelihoods, and educations. When Japanese Canadians were finally released from internment in 1949, they had no homes to return to. Asking why and how these events came to pass and charting Japanese Canadians' diverse responses, this book details the implications and legacies of injustice perpetrated under the cover of national security. In Landscapes of Injustice the diverse descendants of dispossession work together to understand what happened. They find that dispossession is not a chapter that closes or a period that neatly ends. It leaves enduring legacies of benefit and harm, shame and silence, and resilience and activism.

Author : Reginald Whitaker,Steve Hewitt
Publisher : Lorimer
Page : 268 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2003-10-19
Category : History
ISBN : STANFORD:36105121541945

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Canada and the Cold War by Reginald Whitaker,Steve Hewitt Pdf

Canada and the Cold War is a fascinating historical overview of a key period in Canadian history. The focus is on how Canada and Canadians responded to the Soviet Union -- and to America's demands on its northern neighbour.

Author : John Boyko
Publisher : Vintage Canada
Page : 370 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2014-05-06
Category : History
ISBN : 9780307361462

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Blood and Daring by John Boyko Pdf

Blood and Daring will change our views not just of Canada's relationship with the United States, but of the Civil War, Confederation and Canada itself. In Blood and Daring, lauded historian John Boyko makes a compelling argument that Confederation occurred when and as it did largely because of the pressures of the Civil War. Many readers will be shocked by Canada's deep connection to the war—Canadians fought in every major battle, supplied arms to the South, and many key Confederate meetings took place on Canadian soil. Filled with engaging stories and astonishing facts from previously unaccessed primary sources, Boyko's fascinating new interpretation of the war will appeal to all readers of history.

Author : Janice Cavell,Ryan M. Touhey
Publisher : UBC Press
Page : 316 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2018-11-15
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780774838160

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Reassessing the Rogue Tory by Janice Cavell,Ryan M. Touhey Pdf

The years when John Diefenbaker’s Progressive Conservatives were in office were among the most tumultuous in Canadian history. This book provides a fresh assessment of foreign policy in the Diefenbaker era to determine whether its failures can be attributed to the prime minister’s personality traits, particularly his indecisiveness, or to broader shifts in world affairs. Written by leading scholars who mine new sources of archival research, the chapters examine the full range of international issues that confronted the Diefenbaker government and probe the factors that led to success or failure and decision or indecision. This fascinating reconsideration of the Diefenbaker years challenges readers to push beyond the conventional and reassess the “Rogue Tory’s” record with fresh eyes.