John George DIEFENBAKER
DIEFENBAKER, The Right Hon. John George, C.H., P.C., Q.C., B.A., M.A., LL.B., LL.D., D.C.L., F.R.S.C., F.R.S.A., D.Litt., D.S.L.
Personal Data
- Party
- Progressive Conservative
- Constituency
- Prince Albert (Saskatchewan)
- Birth Date
- September 18, 1895
- Deceased Date
- August 16, 1979
- Website
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Diefenbaker
- PARLINFO
- http://www.parl.gc.ca/parlinfo/Files/Parliamentarian.aspx?Item=84909dc1-9a60-44b3-a939-2393ab563089&Language=E&Section=ALL
- Profession
- barrister, lawyer
Parliamentary Career
- March 26, 1940 - December 10, 1942
- CONLake Centre (Saskatchewan)
- December 11, 1942 - April 16, 1945
- PCLake Centre (Saskatchewan)
- June 11, 1945 - April 30, 1949
- PCLake Centre (Saskatchewan)
- June 27, 1949 - June 13, 1953
- PCLake Centre (Saskatchewan)
- August 10, 1953 - April 12, 1957
- PCPrince Albert (Saskatchewan)
- Leader of the Official Opposition (December 14, 1956 - June 20, 1957)
- June 10, 1957 - February 1, 1958
- PCPrince Albert (Saskatchewan)
- Leader of the Official Opposition (December 14, 1956 - June 20, 1957)
- Secretary of State for External Affairs (June 21, 1957 - September 12, 1957)
- Prime Minister (June 21, 1957 - April 21, 1963)
- March 31, 1958 - April 19, 1962
- PCPrince Albert (Saskatchewan)
- Prime Minister (June 21, 1957 - April 21, 1963)
- Secretary of State for External Affairs (March 19, 1959 - June 3, 1959)
- June 18, 1962 - February 6, 1963
- PCPrince Albert (Saskatchewan)
- Prime Minister (June 21, 1957 - April 21, 1963)
- President of the Privy Council (December 21, 1962 - April 21, 1963)
- April 8, 1963 - September 8, 1965
- PCPrince Albert (Saskatchewan)
- Prime Minister (June 21, 1957 - April 21, 1963)
- President of the Privy Council (December 21, 1962 - April 21, 1963)
- Leader of the Official Opposition (April 22, 1963 - September 8, 1967)
- November 8, 1965 - April 23, 1968
- PCPrince Albert (Saskatchewan)
- Leader of the Official Opposition (April 22, 1963 - September 8, 1967)
- June 25, 1968 - September 1, 1972
- PCPrince Albert (Saskatchewan)
- October 30, 1972 - May 9, 1974
- PCPrince Albert (Saskatchewan)
- July 8, 1974 - March 26, 1979
- PCPrince Albert (Saskatchewan)
- May 22, 1979 - December 14, 1979
- PCPrince Albert (Saskatchewan)
Most Recent Speeches (Page 2 of 6383)
March 21, 1979
Mr. Diefenbaker:
Mr. Speaker, we have cleared away one thing. The line between Shellbrook and Spiritwood, due to the activities and action of the hon. member for Meadow Lake, will be preserved. When he talks about the facts during my administration, let me say that we did not have to abandon lines, and we did not. It all started with the present govern-
Oral Questions
ment. We have got that preserved, and we would not have got it if there had not been an election facing us.
What about the Dalmeny to Laird line? What is going to be the attitude on that? I know the hon. gentleman has taken a recent course in physiognomy and he smiles.
Subtopic: RAILWAYS
March 21, 1979
Mr. Diefenbaker:
When was that?
Subtopic: DELAY IN ANSWERING ORDER PAPER QUESTIONS
March 21, 1979
Right Hon. J. G. Diefenbaker (Prince Albert):
Mr. Speaker, my question is directed to the Minister of Transport: it has to do with the production of a document entitled "Can Canada really export one and a quarter billion bushels of grain a year by 1985?" It talks about what is being done and what still needs to be done and the whole thing is directed to showing what is still needed, which indicates that little or nothing has been done.
However, I am very much impressed by the expenditure of thousands of dollars in advertising in advance of a possible election, and I will direct my attention and that of the honourable and amiable minister to the last paragraphs of the document. The title reads "What you can do if your closest rail line is proposed for abandonment." It goes on to say:
You can fight for unprotected branch lines several ways, starting right now. Here is what you can do:
1. Form a local retention committee ...
2. Study the reasons why the Hall commission or PRAC recommended
abandonment. You may find an important mistake or you may find the
situation has changed.
The next paragraph is a good one.
Subtopic: RAILWAYS
March 20, 1979
Right Hon. J. G. Diefenbaker (Prince Albert):
Mr. Speaker, I rise, under the provisions of Standing Order 43, on a matter of urgent and pressing necessity concerning the unjustifiable failure of the government to answer the following questions asked by me: No. 576, of November 14, 1978; No. 611, of November 22, 1978; and No. 1,032, of February 6, 1979.
Without there being prompt replies to questions asked in parliament, authorities on parliamentary procedure without exception have concluded that the institution would be detrimentally eroded and ultimately destroyed. Therefore, I move, seconded by the hon. member for Vegreville (Mr. Mazankow-ski):
To prevent the truth being denied by the government to the Canadian people by government roadblocks of silence, that the government forthwith be directed to provide prompt answers to these questions, otherwise with dissolution they will remain unanswered.
Subtopic: DELAY IN ANSWERING ORDER PAPER QUESTIONS-MOTION UNDER S.O. 43
March 20, 1979
1. Did the government give its consent to the Government of France to confer on Dr. William Jaffe the Legion d'Honneur and, if so, on what date?
2. Did the government give its consent to the granting of the Award, some time ago, of Chevalier of the Order of the Legion d'Honneur on Premier Levesque and, if so, on what date?
Subtopic: QUESTIONS ON THE ORDER PAPER