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The decision of the Prime Minister not to accept nuclear weapons resulted in the resignation of Defense Minister Harkness, who was followed in this action by Associate Defense Minister Pierre Sevigny and Trade Minister George Hees. In addition, Works Minister Davy Fulton resigned to head the PC Party in British...
Backed by a "Diefenbaker, resign" editorial in the pro-Conservative Toronto Globe and Mail, Trade Minister George Hees led a second palace revolt. Going to Diefenbaker's Ottawa home, Hees asked him face to face to resign for the good of Canada and the party. Stung to tears, Diefenbaker...
Party Asunder. At that, another Conservative newspaper turned against Diefenbaker. Snapped the Toronto Telegram: "This man cannot expect again to lead his country." At a stormy party caucus, Trade Minister Hees once more urged Diefenbaker to resign, demanded at the very least a promise that Diefenbaker would not campaign on...
For Hees and Acting Defense Minister Pierre Sévigny, there was only one course. Both men resigned. John Diefenbaker's party was torn asunder; his government had not been able to pass a single major piece of legislation in eight months in office; some of his most powerful...
The mendicant has since done pretty well for himself. By arranging loans and credits of $1.05 billion from such friends as the U.S. and the International Mone tary Fund, by cutting back luxury imports and pushing bargain-priced exports, and by slapping surcharges on tariffs at a time when most...