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My years with Louis St. Laurent : a political memoir /
Louis St. Laurent was appointed to the Cabinet in 1941 and seven years later succeeded Mackenzie King as Leader of the Liberal party and as Prime Minister. J.W. Pickersgill was then head of the Prime Minister's Office. Thus began the relationship which is the theme of this book.
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Toronto ; Buffalo :
University of Toronto Press,
©1975.
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| Colección: | Heritage.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; PREFACE; INTRODUCTION; PART ONE The Reluctant Politician; A Wartime Conscript; The Chosen Successor; A Test of Wills; Leader of the Liberal Party; PART TWO Reaching the Peak; The East Block; The Cabinet; Confrontation with George Drew; Union with Newfoundland; An Electoral Triumph; PART THREE On the Heights; Consolidating the Government; The Constitution; The Death of Mackenzie King; The Railway Strike; Korea; Pensions and a Tax Agreement; Grants to the Universities; London, Paris, Washington, and a Royal Visit; Subversive Activity; Wheat; The First Filibuster; St Laurent in Parliament
- PART FOUR A Period of TransitionA New Governor General and a Queen; A Time of Indecision; Secretary to the Cabinet; A New Plan from Newfoundland; A House in Order; St Laurent's Second Election; The Election in Bonavista-Twillingate; A Junior Minister; The Cabinet Shuffle; PART FIVE Minister of Citizenship and Immigration; Minister from Newfoundland; Administering a Major Department; PART SIX The Declining Years; The Compromise with Duplessis; On the Defensive; The Trans Canada Pipeline; The Recovery in Parliament; Equalization; Suez; The False Recovery; The End of the Road