DIEFENBAKER, JOHN GEORGE

dēˈfənbāˌkər, 1895–1979, Canadian political leader. Elected to Parliament (1940), he succeeded George Drew as leader of the Progressive Conservative party (1956), and (1957) succeeded Liberal Louis St. Laurent as prime minister, although his party failed to win a clear-cut majority. In 1958 his party captured more than 75% of the parliamentary seats in the most overwhelming Conservative victory of the century. The Conservatives, however, lost their majority in the 1962 elections, and early in 1963 the Diefenbaker government fell. Diefenbaker was leader of the opposition (1963–67); he continued to sit in Parliament after he was replaced as Conservative leader.

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books on: Diefenbaker John George  - 71 results

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Law and Philosophy: The Practice of Theory: Essays in Honor of George Anastaplo - Vol. 2
Book by John A. Murley, Robert L. Stone, William T. Braithwaite; Ohio University Press, 1992
Subjects: Anastaplo, George--1925-, Judicial Process--United States, Law And Politics, Law--Philosophy
...commissions." 42 The most vocal parliamentary critic of employing judges as commissioners in Canada has been John G. Diefenbaker. Diefenbaker, however, surprised the opposition by making a number of such appointments himself when he became prime...
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For Most Conspicuous Bravery: A Biography of Major-General George R. Pearkes, V.C., through Two World Wars
Book by Reginald H. Roy; University of British Columbia Press, 1977
Subjects: Canada--Canadian Army--Biography, Generals--Canada--Biography, Statesmen--Canada--Biography
...candidates for the office were a westerner, John Diefenbaker, and an easterner, George Drew, the Premier of Ontario. Pearkes knew...have made an excellent prime minister. 30 John Diefenbaker, whom Pearkes nominated for Conservative leadership...
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A Conflict Perpetuated: China Policy during the Kennedy Years
Book by Noam Kochavi; Praeger, 2002
Subjects: China--Foreign Relations--United States, Kennedy, John F--(John Fitzgerald)--1917-1963--Views On China, United States--Foreign Relations--1961-1963, United States--Foreign Relations--China
...151 Davies, John Paton, 6 , 33...Arthur, 6 Decker, George H., 168 Deng...179 Denney, George C., 176 , 225 Diefenbaker, Prime Minister...152 Dulles, John Foster, 1 2...establishing, 80 81 George, Alexander, xxiv...
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An Encyclopedic Dictionary of Conflict and Conflict Resolution, 1945-1996
Book by John E. Jessup; Greenwood Press, 1998
Subjects: Conflict Management--History--20th Century--Dictionaries, Military History, Modern--20th Century--Dictionaries, Political Violence--History--20th Century--Dictionaries
...was paid to the kidnappers. Diefenbaker, John George. (b. 18 September 1895...16 August 1979, Ottawa) Diefenbaker practiced law in Saskatchewan...Canadas nuclear policies. Diefenbaker returned to the House of Commons...
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History in Your Hand: Fifty Years of the Manuscript Society
Book by John M. Taylor; Praeger, 1997
Subjects: Manuscript Society (U.S.)--History, Manuscripts--Societies, Etc--History
...Delaware Historical Society, 130 -31 Dewey, George, 45 Dewey, Thomas E., 1 Diamond, J...68 Dickens, Charles, 4 , 66 Dickenson, John, 34 Diedrich, Duane Norman, ix Diefenbaker, John George, 85 The Discovery and Conquest of Mexico...
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journal articles on: Diefenbaker John George  - 82 results

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American Inspiration: The Story of the Diefenbaker Centre's Unlikely Origins
Journal article by Craig Greenham; American Review of Canadian Studies, Vol. 36, 2006
...Toronto: Macmillan, 1976. Diefenbaker, John. One Canada: Memoirs of the Right Honourable John G. Diefenbaker, vol. 3: The Tumultuous Years...HarperCollins, 1998. Grant, George. Lament for a Nation: The Defeat...
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Like Any Good Wife
Journal article by Janice Cavell; International Journal, Vol. 63, 2008
Subjects: Canada, Canadian history, Diefenbaker, John, Diplomacy, Foreign policy, Pearson, Lester, Public officials, United States
...Lester Pearson and John Diefenbaker dominated the political...writing. Both Pearson and Diefenbaker did their best to meet...time. But in the 1960s Diefenbaker was labeled as an indecisive...strong male symbols like John Bull and the British...their own defence, George Foster countered the...
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Book Review Essay: Ministers at Mid-Century: Canadian Politics and Politicians of the 1940s, '50S, and '60S
Journal article by Kevin J. Christiano; American Review of Canadian Studies, Vol. 34, 2004
Subjects: Books--Book reviews, Mackenzie King and the Prairie West (Book), Memoirs of a Very Civil Servant: Mackenzie King to Pierre Trudeau (Book), Pearson: The Unlikely Gladiator (Book), Walter Gordon and the Rise of Canadian Nationalism (Book)--Book reviews, he Diefenbaker Legacy: Canadian Politics, Law and Society Since 1957. (Book)
...In this impression he was profoundly mistaken. John G. Diefenbaker The CCF, whose role in the West Mackenzie King...Albert seat was his persistent Tory competitor, John George Diefenbaker (1895-1979). Nevertheless, no matter how...
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George Grant: Selected Letters
Journal article; American Review of Canadian Studies, Vol. 28, 1998
Subjects: College faculty, Grant, George, Philosophers
...Prime Minister John Diefenbaker had resisted American...informal adviser to Diefenbaker (234-238); Diefeven...town decency of a John Diefenbaker or a Joe Clark against...length life of Grant--George Grant: A Biography...
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Mitigating but Not Rethinking: George W. Norris, Tommy Douglas, and the Great Plains
Journal article by Frances W. Kaye; American Review of Canadian Studies, Vol. 36, 2006
Subjects: Douglas, Tommy--Political activity, Norris, George William--Political activity, Politicians--Political activity
...Colorado, 2000. Feldberg, John and Warren M. Elofson...University of Toronto Press. George, Henry. 1879. Progress...HBJ Canada. Norris, George W. 1945. Fighting Liberal: The Autobiography of George W. Norris. Rpt. 1972...Star Books. Richards, John and Larry Pratt. 1979...
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magazine articles on: Diefenbaker John George  - 7 results

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Aw, Canada
Magazine article by Bill Kauffman; American Conservative, Vol. 8, October 2009
Subjects: Anti-Americanism, Canada, Diefenbaker, John, Grant, George Parkin, Political analysis, Political behavior, Public officials
...Hamiltons adopted son George Parkin Grant, the philosopher...Conservative prime minister John Diefenbaker - which endures as a...liberals who scorned Diefenbaker as a Saskatchewan hick...believe in roots." George Grant, alas, would...
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Northern Right
Magazine article by Grant N. Havers; American Conservative, Vol. 10, March 2011
Subjects: Canada, Canadian history, Canadian studies, Conservatism, Grant, George Parkin, Nationalism, Personal profiles, Political analysis, Religion & politics, Writers
...optimism about Canada. Sir George Parkin, his maternal...British imperialism. George Monro Grant, Grants...Canadian conservatives from John A. Macdonald onwards...faulted Prime Minister John G. Diefenbaker, who is the flawed yet...
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The Liberals' Road Back: a Merger with the Ndp May Be the Only Option
Magazine article by Reg Whitaker; Inroads, Winter 2007
Subjects: Clarity Act-Canada, Elections, Foreign policy, History, Politics, Premier-Canada, Prime ministers
...be terminal. In 1958, John Diefenbaker swept to a mighty landslide...to please the dreaded George W Bush. Actually, this...stars" from the past like John Manley, Frank McKenna...a public apologist for George Bushs fiasco in Iraq...
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Richler Remembered
Magazine article by Harvey Schachter; Inroads, 2002
Subjects: Deaths, Richler, Mordecai, Writers
...escape his wideranging contempt. John Diefenbaker was "yesterdays fool" in the Atlantic...tributes (Mel Hurtig, Sandra Martin, John Allemang, Roch Carrier, Peter Gzowski...Research on Public Policy. From: John Richards In a Globe column this week...
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Tragedy of the Empress Liners
Magazine article by F. J. Woodley; Sea Classics, Vol. 31, August 1998
...when a company official approached George V, asking permission to name the...in the summer of 1939 when King George VI and Queen Elizabeth visited...she was cut up for scrap. Mrs. John Diefenbaker launched the $23 million EMPRESS...
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encyclopedia articles on: Diefenbaker John George  - 2 results

 
 
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Diefenbaker, John George
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
DIEFENBAKER, JOHN GEORGE de f nba k r, 1895 1979, Canadian...Parliament (1940), he succeeded George Drew as leader of the Progressive...elections, and early in 1963 the Diefenbaker government fell. Diefenbaker was...
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Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...discoveries in Newfoundland. John Cabot , sailing under...as Capt. James Cook , John Meares, and George Vancouver secured for...first prime minister was John A. Macdonald (served...prime minister. John G. Diefenbaker , a Progressive Conservative...


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