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	John Diefenbaker - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In 1920 Diefenbaker was elected as an alderman for the municipal council of the Town of Wakaw, Saskatchewan.
		Diefenbaker was first elected to the federal Parliament in the 1940 federal election.
		Diefenbaker died on August 16, 1979 in Ottawa, Ontario, and is buried beside the Right Honourable John G. Diefenbaker Centre at the University of Saskatchewan.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/John_George_Diefenbaker (1562 words)

	MSN Encarta - John Diefenbaker
		However, Diefenbaker developed into a forceful speaker, and when he was finally elected to the House of Commons, he became nationally known as a defender of individual and minority rights.
		Diefenbaker was born in Grey County, Ontario, in 1895, but in 1903 his family moved to Fort Carlton, Saskatchewan.
		Although Diefenbaker's views were different from Anderson's and although he was defeated in the election and did not join Anderson's government, his association with Anderson harmed his subsequent political career.
	ca.encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_761572370/John_Diefenbaker.html (876 words)

	MSN Encarta - Search View - John Diefenbaker
		Diefenbaker was again the only Conservative elected from Saskatchewan, which had gone solidly to the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF), a coalition party dedicated to social and welfare reforms.
		Diefenbaker's future at the polls was affected in 1961 by his struggle with James E. Coyne, the governor of the Bank of Canada.
		Diefenbaker's main positive claim in his campaign was that he was a greater enemy of Communism than was Lester Pearson, the Liberal leader.
	encarta.msn.com /text_761572370__1/John_Diefenbaker.html (2823 words)

	John George Diefenbaker biography .ms (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Diefenbaker served a brief stint in the army, acquiring the rank of Lieutenant in the 105th Saskatoon Fusiliers.
		Diefenbaker was a contestant in four Progressive Conservative leadership conventions, losing in 1943 to John Bracken, and in 1948 to George Drew, before winning in 1956.
		Diefenbaker died on August 16, 1979 in Ottawa, Ontario, and is buried beside the Right Honourable John G. Diefenbaker Centre at the University of Saskatchewan in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.
	john-diefenbaker.biography.ms (1073 words)

	John Diefenbaker - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Diefenbaker's early political career was marked by a singular achievement — he ran unsuccessfully in over a dozen elections at the municipal, provincial and federal levels in Alberta and Saskatchewan before finally getting elected.
		Diefenbaker was first elected to Parliament in the 1940 federal election.
		In the 1964, Diefenbaker led the opposition to the Maple Leaf flag arguing for the retention of the Canadian Red Ensign.
	www.bexley.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/John_George_Diefenbaker (1334 words)

	Hit the Trail
		Diefenbaker cocked his head to one side gazing down at them fondly for a while longer basking in their contentedness, glad that he was allowed to be a part of it.
		Diefenbaker licked his lips as he trotted up and down alongside the Disney dogs - they were restless, fidgeting nearly as much as their musher Ray, who was hopping from one foot to the other with a huge grin on his face.
		Diefenbaker sighed in exasperation woofing a command instructing them all to lay down to conserve their energy for the start of the race telling them that there would be plenty of time for yipping and barking later on the trail.
	www.squidge.org /dsa/archive/0/hitthe.html (2082 words)

	JOHN DIEFENBAKER FACTS AND INFORMATION (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Diefenbaker made what some believe to have been one of the most controversial policy decisions of the last century in Canada on February_20, 1959 when his government cancelled the development and manufacture of the Avro_Arrow.
		In the 1964 Great_Flag_Debate, Diefenbaker led the opposition to the Maple_Leaf_flag arguing for the retention of the Canadian_Red_Ensign.
		Diefenbaker died on August_16, 1979 in Ottawa,_Ontario, and is buried beside the Right Honourable John G. Diefenbaker Centre at the University of Saskatchewan.
	www.bellabuds.com /John_Diefenbaker (1388 words)

	End of the Trail
		Diefenbaker was sure that the two dogs were safely in Nome with Fraser and his team, knowing that Fraser would have finished the Iditarod ahead of them, having been in front of them for most of the Trail.
		Diefenbaker smirked to himself - he considered himself a smart wolf, and even though he had known what his two friends had gotten up to, the silly grins plastered all over their faces, when they had appeared to feed the dogs, had given them away immediately.
		Diefenbaker had seen Fraser without his clothes before, and thought him to be shy about his body, but as he lay next to Ray, Fraser seemed relaxed and totally at ease with his nakedness as they stroked each other to hardness.
	www.squidge.org /dsa/archive/0/endof.html (2484 words)

	CM Magazine: John Diefenbaker: An Appointment with Destiny. (Quest Library, 9).
		Because we have come to think of Diefenbaker primarily in his role as a national leader of the Progressive Conservative Party, the book performs a useful service in showing how his political education was, in fact, shaped at the provincial and municipal levels.
		In treating Diefenbaker as a rather ordinary, but frequently misunderstood, individual and by treating his opponents as impatient and self-serving, the author seems to ignore the complexity of the man and of his relationships a complexity that is such a critical element in understanding his rise to power and his fall from grace.
		Often people like Diefenbaker come to embody the attitudes and perspectives of a significant segment of the population, and, in his case, these arguably included the "alienated" and westerners suspicious of multiculturalism and bilingualism.
	www.umanitoba.ca /cm/vol8/no4/dief.html (830 words)

	John George Diefenbaker Biography / Biography of John George Diefenbaker Biography Biography
		Diefenbaker achieved a B.A. in 1915 and an M.A. in political science and economics in 1916, both from the University of Saskatchewan.
		Meanwhile, in 1951, Edna died, and Diefenbaker was remarried in 1953 to Olive Evangeline Freeman Palmer.
		In 1956, however, Diefenbaker was the overwhelming choice of a leadership convention, becoming at age 61 the leader of the Opposition Party.
	www.bookrags.com /biography-john-george-diefenbaker (754 words)

	WriteOn - Seskdale (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Diefenbaker realised that it was of the utmost importance to have this legislation residing in Canada, where Canadians could proactively modify the legislation to ensure prompt response to issues faced by its people.
		Diefenbaker, a former lawyer, was not ready to back down and so drafted Bill C-60 entitled “An Act for The Recognition and Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms.” On September 5, 1958 he brought the draft bill to the members of his cabinet.
		Diefenbaker’s efforts in bringing this important legislation to Canada will in all likelihood be deemed one of his greatest successes, perhaps it does not erase the unpopular decisions he made, but it does help to redeem him in the Canadian people’s memories.
	members.shaw.ca /writeon/seskdale4.html (757 words)

	Saskatoon Airport Authority - About Us - About John G. Diefenbaker
		When the Right Honourable John G. Diefenbaker was elected Chancellor of the University of Saskatchewan in 1969, he generously indicated his intention to donate his papers, his personal library and collected memorabilia to his alma mater.
		Indeed, the formation of the Diefenbaker Government on June 21, 1957 may be said to have begun a new era in Canadian political history.
		Diefenbaker again captured the imagination and admiration of Canadians, if not quite enough of their votes, in the most spectacular one-man political campaign this country has ever seen.
	www.saskatoonairport.ca /about/diefenbaker.php (832 words)

	CBC News - Viewpoint: Larry Zolf
		Laurent was Jacob, the smooth one; Diefenbaker was Esau, the hairy one.
		Diefenbaker stood by his One Canada stuff, the old flag, and the British Connection all his colourful life.
		What Harper may have in common with Diefenbaker is the upsetting of the entrenched Liberals now seeking a fourth term under Paul Martin, the son of St. Laurent minister Paul Martin Sr.
	www.cbc.ca /news/viewpoint/vp_zolf/20040423.html (1063 words)

	Virtual Saskatchewan - The Diefenbaker Canada Centre
		Shepard suggests that Diefenbaker's notion to create a prime ministerial centre came after a visit to the Truman presidential library in the U.S., when he concluded that Canada would also benefit from such regionally based but nationally focused institutions.
		Diefenbaker and his second wife, Olive, are buried near the museum, their grave site just one of two on campus grounds.
		In fact, after Diefenbaker made arrangements to donate his collections to the U of S, the National Archives Act was amended to prohibit anyone else from following suit and prime ministerial papers were designated as state records.
	www.virtualsk.com /current_issue/dief_centre.html (1067 words)

	The Globe and Mail: Prime Ministers - 'Deep Dedication' Solemn Pledge by Diefenbaker
		Diefenbaker had talked so often in the last days in the campaign had become a politically fatal undertow.
		Diefenbaker and the men around him - notably his national campaign manager, Allister Grossart of Pickering and train campaign manager, George Hogan of Toronto - permitted themselves to hope that the Conservatives might be called upon to form the next government.
		Diefenbaker went before the TV cameras he was speaking himself of that possibility.
	www.theglobeandmail.com /series/primeministers/stories/dedication-JD.html (313 words)

	The Right Honourable John George Diefenbaker
		Diefenbaker's politics were radical and often contrary to Conservative values.
		In September 1960, Diefenbaker addressed the General Assembly of the United Nations condemning communism years before the fall of communism and the Berlin Wall.
		Diefenbaker's anti-apartheid statement, 1961, contributed to South Africa withdrawing from the Commonwealth.
	www3.sympatico.ca /goweezer/canada/diefenbaker.htm (636 words)

	University of New Brunswick Archives & Special Collections-John Diefenbaker fonds (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Biographical Sketch: John George Diefenbaker was born on September 18, 1895 in the village of Neustadt, Grey County, Ontario.
		Diefenbaker received a BA in 1915, MA in 1916, and LLB in 1919 from the University of Saskatchewan.
		Diefenbaker served as Saskatchewan Conservative leader between 1936 and 1940, when he found himself drafted as the local federal candidate for the riding of Lake Centre.
	www.lib.unb.ca /archives/diefenbaker.html (325 words)

	Dief the Chief - Campaigning for Canada - CBC Archives
		After several unsuccessful attempts, Diefenbaker finally won a seat in the House of Commons in 1940 for the riding of Lake Centre, Sask. In 1956, he was elected to lead the Conservative party.
		This was without a doubt the understatement of his long and complicated career." Diefenbaker was a tough student to teach and out of a pragmatic frustration Sévigny encouraged the Prime Minister to deliver his speeches in English and throw in a few French phrases such as mes chers amis and au revoir.
		Diefenbaker's Conservative government also ushered in the Canadian Bill of Rights and was responsible for the infamous cancellation of the Avro Arrow project.
	archives.cbc.ca /IDC-1-73-1181-6503/politics_economy/federal_elections/clip3 (656 words)

	The Diefenbaker Gravesite
		When John George Diefenbaker, Canada's 13th Prime Minister, was elected Chancellor of the University of Saskatchewan in 1969, he made known his intention to give the University of Saskatchewan, his alma mater, his memorabilia and personal papers and library.
		Diefenbaker wanted to be buried with his late wife Olive, on the grounds of the centre, on the university campus.
		On August 23 John George Diefenbaker was laid to rest on a grassy spot on a knoll overlooking the South Saskatchewan River that cuts through Saskatoon.
	www.sfn.saskatoon.sk.ca /arts/scha/dief/dief.html (655 words)

	H-Net Review: Gordon L. Barnhart on Rogue Tory: Life and Legend of John G. Diefenbaker
		John George Diefenbaker, Canada's thirteenth Prime Minister, has been called a "rogue," a "renegade," a western hero, and the defender of the "underdog." Throughout Diefenbaker's life, he was either loved or hated; there was little ground for neutrality.
		Diefenbaker, from an early age, showed signs of indecision, and a lack of trust in his friends and supporters to the point of paranoia.
		Diefenbaker was too set in his ways to change and to keep pace with a changing country.
	www.h-net.msu.edu /reviews/showrev.cgi?path=2154864079377 (1156 words)

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		Diefenbaker made what some believe to have been one of the most controversial policy decisions of the last century in Canada in 1959 when his government cancelled the development and manufacture of the
		Although Diefenbaker stood as a candidate for the leadership, he was defeated by Nova Scotia
		Diefenbaker died on August 16, 1979 in Ottawa, Ontario, and is buried beside the Right Honourable John G. Diefenbaker Centre at the University of Saskatchewan in Saskatoon,
	en-cyclopedia.com /wiki/John_George_Diefenbaker (829 words)

	CanadaInfo: Government: Federal: Prime Minister: Former Prime Ministers: Diefenbaker
		John George Diefenbaker was born in Neustadt, Ontario in 1895; his parents were of German and Scottish decent.
		Diefenbaker was elected leader of the Conservative party of Saskatchewan in 1936, but the party won no seats in the 1938 election.
		Diefenbaker antagonized the Americans by refusing to support their hostilities against Cuba.
	www.craigmarlatt.com /canada/government/diefenbaker.html (897 words)

	AVROLAND - The Prime Minister (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		John George Diefenbaker - no Avro site would be complete without at least a mention of Prime Minister John Diefenbaker, some loved him, others felt he was the villain responsible for scrapping the Arrow and killing Canadian aviation.
		John Diefenbaker, a prairie populist and spellbinding speaker, advocated that all Canadians should be "unhyphenated Canadians." He served as prime minister from 1957 to 1963.
		Diefenbaker remained in Parliament until his death on August 16, 1979.
	www.avroland.ca /al-people-the-pm.shtml (237 words)

	Information about Canada FDC: 17¢ John Diefenbaker (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		John G. Diefenbaker, Canada's prime minister from 1957 to 1963, was born in Neustadt, Ontario, on September 18, 1895.
		When Diefenbaker was eight, the family moved to a prairie homestead eighty miles north of Saskatoon.
		Although the Liberals won the 1963 elections, Diefenbaker continued to lead the opposition party and serve as Prince Albert's representative in the House of Commons.
	www.unicover.com /EA4NB3TG.HTM (430 words)

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