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	Encyclopedia: Duff Roblin
		Roblin was thereby able to build up a successful legislative record, and won the support of many centre-left voters who were previously uncommitted.
		Roblin was a candidate in Winnipeg South Centre for the 1968 federal election, but lost to Liberal E.B. Osler by over 10,000 votes.
		Roblin was a part of the latter group, and was elected to the Manitoba legislature in 1949 as an Independent Progressive Conservative opposing the coalition.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Duff-Roblin

	Dufferin Roblin - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Roblin was a part of the latter group, and was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba in 1949 as an "Independent Progressive Conservative" opposing the coalition.
		Roblin himself was elected for the new single-member constituency of Wolseley, located in the centre of Winnipeg.
		Following Brian Mulroney's landslide victory in the 1984 election, Roblin was appointed Leader of the Government in the Senate, and served in Mulroney's cabinet until June 29, 1986.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Dufferin_Roblin (929 words)

	Parkland Snowmobile Rentals, Roblin, Manitoba, Canada
		Located near Roblin, Russell, Swan River and Dauphin Manitoba.
		Isn't it time for a vacation, outside in the beautiful Parklands of Manitoba, Canada.
	www.mts.net /~parksnow (929 words)

	Dufferin Roblin biography .ms
		Roblin was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba and was educated at the University of Manitoba and the University of Chicago.
		Roblin was a part of the latter group, and was elected to the Manitoba legislature in 1949 as an Independent Progressive Conservative opposing the coalition.
		Dufferin Roblin (born June 17, 1917) is a Canadian businessman and politician.
	duff-roblin.biography.ms (877 words)

	Rodmond Palen Roblin - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Roblin was born in the town of Sophiasburgh, in Prince Edward County, Canada West (later Ontario).
		Roblin played a crucial role in the 1911 federal election on reciprocity, by putting his electoral machine at the disposal of the federal Conservative Party.
		Roblin was indicted, but was eventually discharged of criminal responsibility.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Rodmond_Palen_Roblin (1237 words)

	Table of Contents Frame in Gabers Roblin Manitoba - Frames
		Table of Contents Frame in Gabers Roblin Manitoba - Frames
	www.gaber.com /farmequip/frconten.htm (1237 words)

	Stewart McLean - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		He served as a cabinet minister in the governments of Dufferin Roblin and Walter Weir, and unsuccessfully ran for the leadership of the Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba in 1967.
		He retained this position after Roblin's Tories won a majority government in 1959, and was responsible for overseeing the consolidation of several school boards.
		McLean was born and raised in Dauphin, Manitoba, and received a B.A. and an LL.B. from the University of Saskatchewan.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Stewart_McLean (340 words)

	Rodmond Palen Roblin - Wikpedia
		Roblin was born in the town of Sophiasburgh, in Prince Edward County, Canada West.
		Roblin's government was weakened by a scandal involving the construction of a new legislative building (the accusations concerned misappropriation of funds and overspending).
		Roblin played a crucial role in the 1911 federal election on reciprocity by putting his electoral machine at the disposal of the federal Tories, helping to defeat Sir Wilfrid Laurier and put Robert Borden in power.
	www.bostoncoop.net /~tpryor/wiki/index.php?title=Sir_Rodmond_P._Roblin (1093 words)

	Roblin, Dufferin
		Roblin is significant as an exponent of classic conservatism, in the John A. tradition, advocating an active government role in social reform.
		In Sept 1984 Roblin was appointed to the MULRONEY Cabinet as government house leader in the Senate.
		Roblin, Dufferin, businessman, politician, premier of Manitoba 1958-67 (b at Winnipeg 17 June 1917).
	www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com /index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=A1ARTA0006888 (184 words)

	Roblin, Dufferin
		Roblin is significant as an exponent of classic conservatism, in the John A. tradition, advocating an active government role in social reform.
		In Sept 1984 Roblin was appointed to the MULRONEY Cabinet as government house leader in the Senate.
		Roblin, Dufferin, businessman, politician, premier of Manitoba 1958-67 (b at Winnipeg 17 June 1917).
	thecanadianencyclopedia.com /PrinterFriendly.cfm?Params=A1ARTA0006888 (184 words)

	Two: Frederick Haultain
		Roblin made an effective case for annexation, but Haultain appealed strongly to the shared experiences of the local residents to join his western vision of a new province stretching to the Rockies.
		"If the Prairies ever come to the time for monuments to their statesmen, the first choice should be easy to name," said H.A. Robson, a Chief Justice of Manitoba and one-time leader of the Manitoba Liberal party, writing in 1944 of Frederick Haul-tam.
		Haultain showed his mettle later when a brisk movement developed in Manitoba to annex part or all of the territory which now comprises much of eastern Saskatchewan.
	www.david-kilgour.com /uneasy/chap02.htm (184 words)

	1968
		In 1950, the only other idea that Duff Roblin had for protecting Winnipeg was to build a big dike on the 49th parallel to send all the flood water back to Minneapolis, seeing as that's where all the flood water comes from.
		After this flood, Premier Duff Roblin decided that some protection was needed to prevent this kind of destruction in the future.
		Since it's inception, "Duff's Ditch" (an affectionate nickname for the floodway stemming form the name of the Premier of Manitoba at the time, Duff Roblin), it has saved the city dozens of times.
	timelinks.merlin.mb.ca /ourcommunity/History/1968.htm (184 words)

	The Winnipeg Floodway - Red River Rising: Manitoba Floods - CBC Archives
		Duff Roblin, the newly-elected Conservative premier of Manitoba, champions the idea against vociferous opposition.
		And it's in 1997 that Winnipeg's hero Duff Roblin first has the honour of turning the switch to open the floodway gates.
		� Duff Roblin's political opponents nicknamed the floodway �Duff's Ditch� and �Duff's Folly.�
	archives.cbc.ca /IDC-1-70-670-3785/disasters_tragedies/manitoba_floods/clip3 (184 words)

	Dufferin Roblin
		Roblin was appointed to the Senate in 1978, and served as Leader of the Government in the Senate from 1984 to 1986 which also gave him a seat at the Mulroney cabinet.
		Dufferin Roblin (born 1917) is a Canadian businessman and politician.
		Roblin's government also improved postsecondary education and promoted urban development by consolidating the municipalities in the Winnipeg area into a single metorpolitan entity.
	www.sciencedaily.com /encyclopedia/dufferin_roblin (250 words)

	Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba
		In 1958, Roblin's Tories ran and were elected to a minority government on a progressive platform of increased education grants, crop insurance, extension of hydro to the north, and road construction.
		Roblin's government was progressively oriented, negotiated the extension of the railway, bought Manitoba's Bell telephone operations in order to establish a government run system, introduced corporate taxation, and created a public utilities commission while running a budgetary surplus.
		Roblin was forced to resign as Premier, and James Albert Manning AikinsJames Aikins/ led the party to a disastrous loss later in the year.
	www.infothis.com /find/Progressive_Conservative_Party_of_Manitoba (1601 words)

	Sir Rodmond Roblin
		Rodmond Palen Roblin was a colourful and dominant figure in Manitoba politics for thirty years and, as premier from 1900 to 1915, he played a substantial role in shaping the political and economic future of the province.
		Rodmond Roblin himself was strongly opposed to women's suffrage, and there was a very public feud between himself and the suffragist leader Nellie McClung.
		In 1915, Roblin was forced to resign over the Legislature Scandal, and although the subsequent Royal Commission found no fault with him, he retired with a mixed legacy, remembered both for his corrupt political "machine" and for presiding over a period of dramatic growth in public institutions.
	timelinks.merlin.mb.ca /referenc/db0009.htm (590 words)

	Sterling Lyon
		Dufferin Roblin has argued that the Lyon governments's right-wing reputation was undeserved, but few others have as yet agreed with this assessment.
		When Roblin moved to federal politics in 1967, Lyon was one of four candidates who sought to replace him.
		Roblin's Tories won a majority in 1959, and Lyon was easily re-elected in his own riding.
	www.worldhistory.com /wiki/S/Sterling-Lyon.htm (714 words)

	Area attractions around THE CHURCHAFFEE
		The village of Inglis located just off Highway 83 midway between Roblin and Russell boasts a row of five grain elevators which are the only traditional row of elevators left in Manitoba and perhaps western Canada.
		Located off Highway 83, 23km south of Roblin and 31 km north of Russell, the Frank Skinner Arboretum Trail is a non-profit organization dedicated to preserving the work of Dr. Frank Skinner, one of Canada's most innovative horticulturists and plant propagators.
		Rivendell Cross Country Ski Area is located west off Highway 83, 22 km south of Roblin and 32 north of Russell.
	www24.brinkster.com /churchcaffee/attractions.htm (714 words)

	PC CAUCUS - INFO - MLA'S
		Roblin is often referred to as the "Jewel of the Parkland." Home to over 1800 residents, Roblin boasts a new airport, an ultra- modern community centre and a full service community.
		Russell also boasts a beautiful 9-hole golf course and is just 15 minutes from world class walleye fishing at the Lake of the Prairies.
		The home of the Beef and Barley Festival held on Thanksgiving weekend, Russell is well known for raising top prime beef and growing barley.
	www.manpc.mb.ca /russellprofile.htm (714 words)

	Parks - Popular Parks
		P.C., C.C., LL.D. Duff Roblin was born in Winnipeg in 1917, the grandson of Sir Rodmond Palen Roblin, Conservative Premier of Manitoba, 1900-1915.
		Roblin became Leader of the Manitoba Progressive Conservative Party in 1954 and Premier of Manitoba in 1958, after defeating Campbell in a provincial election.
		Re-elected in 1959, 1962, and 1966, Roblin resigned as premier in 1967 to contest, unsuccessfully, the national Progressive Conservative Party leadership.
	www.gov.mb.ca /conservation/parks/popular_parks/duff_roblin/info.html (916 words)

	Manitoba Pageant: My Dear Campbell
		As Roblin indicated in his next letter of October 6, 1913, the gravity of the situation was increased by the fact that Colin H. Campbell was generally regarded as the second in command to the Premier.
		Roblin was attempting to strengthen Reid’s position although the phrase “fix Reid permanently” is somewhat ambiguous.
		Roblin to Campbell, April 21, 1914, Colin H. Campbell Papers, Correspondence 1914, P.A.M. Sir William Whyte was vice-president of the CPR when he retired in 1911.
	www.mhs.mb.ca /docs/pageant/19/mydearcampbell.shtml (4390 words)

	Dufferin Roblin - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Roblin himself was elected for the new single-member constituency of Wolseley, located in the centre of Winnipeg.
		In 1978, Roblin was appointed to the Senate by Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau, officially representing the Manitoba region of Red River.
		Following Brian Mulroney's landslide victory in the 1984 election, Roblin was appointed Leader of the Government in the Senate, and served in Mulroney's cabinet until June 29, 1986.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Dufferin_Roblin (929 words)

	Manitoba Community Profiles - Community Profile:R.M. of Roblin
		The Rural Municipality of Roblin is located in beautiful south central Manitoba and can be conveniently reached along Provincial Trunk Highways 5 and 3.
		Roblin and the Village of Cartwright have a very rich heritage that both communities are proud of.
		Roblin is only 70 kilometres to the U.S.A. border crossing in the Town of Boissevain.
	www.communityprofiles.mb.ca /cgi-bin/csd/index.cgi?id=4604051 (929 words)

	Encyclopedia: Winnipeg, Manitoba
		Winnipeg's largest employers are The Province of Manitoba, The City of Winnipeg, The University of Manitoba, The Health Sciences Centre, Manitoba Telecom Services (crown corporation, privatized in 1997), Manitoba Hydro, Palliser Furniture, and Great-West Life Assurance.
		Among the popular cultural institutions in the city are: the Royal Winnipeg Ballet, the Winnipeg Art Gallery (WAG), the Manitoba Opera, the Manitoba Museum (formerly the Museum of Man and Nature), the Manitoba Theatre Centre, the Prairie Theatre Exchange, and the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra.
		{{Manitoba}} ---- Winnipeg is also the name of a bear on whom the A.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Winnipeg,-Manitoba (929 words)

	CBC News Indepth: Forces of Nature - Weather
		When Premier Duff Roblin of Manitoba proposed spending millions of dollars in the 1960s to protect the city of Winnipeg against relatively infrequent major flooding, the project was derided by many as "Duff's Ditch." Recent history casts the decision in a considerably more positive light.
		If we know that a devastating weather event may occur only infrequently there must be policy questions about how much resources to put into preparation for it.
	www.cbc.ca /news/background/forcesofnature/weather.html (929 words)

	Stewart McLean - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		He retained this position after Roblin's Tories won a majority government in 1959, and was responsible for overseeing the consolidation of several school boards.
		When Roblin moved to federal politics in 1967, McLean was one of four candidates who sought to replace him.
		Ideologically, McLean was a representative of the Progressive Conservative Party's right wing, and had difficulty accepting some of Dufferin Roblin 's more innovative policies (for instance, "shared services" for separate schools).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Stewart_McLean (929 words)

	Province of Manitoba Manitoba Conservation
		Roblin became Leader of the Manitoba Progressive Conservative Party in 1954 and Premier of Manitoba in 1958, after defeating Campbell in a provincial election.
		Begun by the Duff Roblin government in 1962 and completed in 1968, the floodway, Portage Diversion, and Shellmouth Dam and Reservoir were principal recommendations of the REPORT of the ROYAL COMMISSION on FLOOD COST BENEFIT in 1958.
		Re-elected in 1959, 1962, and 1966, Roblin resigned as premier in 1967 to contest, unsuccessfully, the national Progressive Conservative Party leadership.
	www.gov.mb.ca /conservation/parks/popular_parks/duff_roblin/info.html (929 words)

	To Duff Roblin...and beyond!
		This is the tunnel between Machray Hall and the Duff Roblin Building and beyond.
	www.cs.umanitoba.ca /maps/machray-hall/to_duff-roblin.html (929 words)

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