John George Diefenbaker PC CH QC FRSC FRSA (/ˈdiːfənbeɪkər/ DEE-fən-bay-kər; September 18, 1895 – August 16, 1979) was a Canadian politician who served...
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Saskatoon John G. Diefenbaker International Airport (IATA: YXE, ICAO: CYXE) is an international airport located 3 nautical miles (5.6 km; 3.5 mi) north-west...
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CCGS Arpatuuq (redirect from CCG John Diefenbaker)
expected by 2030. The ship was originally to be named CCGS John G. Diefenbaker after John G. Diefenbaker, Canada's 13th prime minister whose government that...
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The John G. Diefenbaker Building is a building in the New Edinburgh neighbourhood of Ottawa, Ontario. The building served as Ottawa's city hall from August...
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It was influenced by proposals for a federal bill of rights made by John Diefenbaker, then an opposition member in the House of Commons from Prince Albert...
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John Diefenbaker (1895–1979) was the 13th prime minister of Canada, serving as such from 1957 to 1963. Diefenbaker may also refer to the following namesakes...
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Liberal rule, the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada, led by John Diefenbaker, unexpectedly won a minority government in the 1957 election. Prime...
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John Diefenbaker Senior School is a secondary school located in Hanover, Ontario, Canada. It is named after John Diefenbaker, a Prime Minister who was...
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(1911–1920) Arthur Meighen (1920–1921, 1926) R. B. Bennett (1930–1935)[a] John Diefenbaker (1957–1963) Joe Clark (1979–1980) Brian Mulroney (1984–1993) Kim Campbell...
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leader Premier John Bracken of Manitoba, a former member of the Progressive Party of Manitoba. In the 1957 federal election, John Diefenbaker carried the...
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Lester B. Pearson (category Fellows of St John's College, Oxford)
two consecutive defeats by Progressive Conservative Prime Minister John Diefenbaker in 1958 and 1962, only to successfully challenge him for a third time...
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negative public perception of atomic weapons. In 1959, Prime Minister John Diefenbaker's government decided to allow the US to deploy nuclear weapons on Canadian...
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minority Progressive Conservative (Tory) government of Prime Minister John Diefenbaker, with the Liberals returning to power for the first time in 6 years...
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minority government. When the election was called, PC Prime Minister John Diefenbaker had governed for four years with the largest majority until then in...
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Great Canadian flag debate (category John Diefenbaker)
Progressive Conservative government of the time, headed by Prime Minister John Diefenbaker, did not accept the invitation to establish a new Canadian flag, so...
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1957 Canadian federal election (category John Diefenbaker)
Progressive Conservative Party (also known as "PCs" or "Tories"), led by John Diefenbaker, brought an end to 22 years of Liberal rule, as the Tories were able...
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Diefenbaker (née Freeman; April 14, 1902 – December 22, 1976) was the second wife of John Diefenbaker, the 13th Prime Minister of Canada. Diefenbaker...
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Edna May Diefenbaker (née Brower; November 30, 1899 – February 7, 1951) was the first wife of the 13th Prime Minister of Canada, John Diefenbaker. She was...
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This article is the Electoral history of John Diefenbaker, the thirteenth Prime Minister of Canada. A Progressive Conservative, he served one term as prime...
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in power, and in a major upset, the party was narrowly defeated by John Diefenbaker's Progressive Conservatives, ending nearly 22 years of Liberal rule...
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when John Diefenbaker was prime minister (1957–1963). 1. Jean Chrétien — 66% (September 1994) 2. Justin Trudeau — 65% (September 2016) 3. John Diefenbaker...
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resolution to force a leadership convention even though party leader John Diefenbaker was unwilling to resign. Many in the party believed that his mercurial...
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of State for External Affairs in the government of Prime Minister John Diefenbaker. Born and raised on Nova Scotia's Port Hood Island, Smith grew up speaking...
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nine months after the 23rd election. It transformed Prime Minister John Diefenbaker's minority into the largest majority government in Canadian history...
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The Right Honourable John G. Diefenbaker Centre for the Study of Canada, popularly known as the Diefenbaker Canada Centre, is a prime ministerial museum...
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promoted to the Cabinet of John Diefenbaker as minister without portfolio. Although he kept his seat in the election, the Diefenbaker government was defeated...
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time in office, he had a much-publicized debate with Prime Minister John Diefenbaker, a debate often referred to as the "Coyne Affair" (or sometimes the...
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Nelson Mandela, David Attenborough, Judi Dench, William Hogarth, John Diefenbaker, and Tim Berners-Lee. Today, the RSA has fellows elected from 80 countries...
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during the Cold War the Government of Canada led by then Prime Minister John Diefenbaker authorized the Diefenbunker to be designed and built as the Central...
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through by teaching French in local schools. One of his classmates was John Diefenbaker, future Prime Minister of Canada. He received his law degree from the...
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