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10. Okt. 2023 · John Diefenbaker has been unfairly treated by history. Although he wrestled with personal demons, his governments launched major reforms in public health care, law reform and immigration. On his watch, First Nations on reserve obtained the right to vote and the federal government began to open up the North. He established Canada as a leader in the struggle against apartheid in South Africa ...
17. Aug. 1979 · OTTAWA, Aug. 16 — Former Prime Minister John G. Diefenbaker, one of the most colorful and combative figures in Canadian politics since he was elected to the House of Commons in 1940, died today ...
12. März 2024 · John Diefenbaker. John George Diefenbaker PC CH QC FRSC FRSA (September 18, 1895 – August 16, 1979) was the 13th prime minister of Canada, serving from 1957 to 1963. He was the only Progressive Conservative party leader between 1930 and 1979 to lead the party to an election victory, doing so three times, although only once with a majority of ...
John George Diefenbaker PC CH QC FRSC FRSA was the 13th Prime Minister of Canada from June 21, 1957 to April 22, 1963. For faster navigation, this Iframe is preloading the Wikiwand page for John Diefenbaker .
John Diefenbaker grew up in the province and was interested in politics from a young age. 4. John Diefenbaker contested elections through the 1920s and 1930s with little success until he was finally elected to the House of Commons in 1940. 5. John Diefenbaker gained that position in 1956, on his third attempt. 6.
Family & Personal Life. John Diefenbaker married Edna Brower in 1929. After her death from leukemia in 1951, he married Olive Palmer. The couple stayed together until Palmer’s death in 1976. Diefenbaker died on August 16, 1979, in Ottawa, at the age of 83. Even after his death, his Bill of Rights remained in effect.
On 10 June 1957, confident that his Liberal government would be re-elected, Prime Minister Louis St. Laurent called a federal election. St. Laurent possessed strong personal popularity and an experienced Cabinet, and many recognizing that electoral success depended upon expanding party appeal beyond traditional supporters, Tory strategists crafted the campaign around John Diefenbaker, running ...
