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19. Dez. 1991 · Joseph R. Smallwood, the politician credited by Canadians with leading Newfoundland and Labrador into the Canadian confederation in 1949, died on Tuesday night at his home outside St. John's, the ...
After the end of the war and Newfoundland's confederation into Canada the Joey Smallwood government encouraged the resettlement of hundreds of outport communities into larger centers, all over the province. In 1968 the town of British Harbour was completely abandoned along with 300 other communities and over 30,000 people.
Beginning in 1948 he worked closely with Joey Smallwood in the campaign to bring Newfoundland into Confederation. From 1949 to 1951, he was a member of the Newfoundland House of Assembly, sitting as the member for Labrador for Smallwood's Liberals.
1970 56 min. This feature-length documentary paints a lively portrait of Father of Confederation and first premier of Newfoundland Joseph Roberts Smallwood, or "Joey," as he is known to most Canadians. Following one of Canada’s most colourful political figures during a two-and-a-half-month period that included a stormy Liberal leadership ...
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After confederation, Liberal Premier Joey Smallwood was in power for over 23 years. His reign was characterized by an autocratic style of leadership and initiatives to modernize the economy. For example, in the 1950s the Smallwood government began a controversial resettlement program to relocate Newfoundlanders and Labradorians from hundreds of small, rural settlements and communities to ...
Voici la liste des premiers ministres de Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador depuis son entrée dans la Confédération canadienne en 1949 . Photo. Nom. Parti. Mandat. Joseph Smallwood. Libéral. 1949-1972.
