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This week, the man who, in his years in the East Block, had made Canada a nation, was driven to Rideau Hall, residence of Governor-General Viscount Alexander of Tunis. There he handed in his resignation. Liberal Leader Louis St. Laurent was named to take his place. Then Mackenzie King rode home with his memories to the peace & sepulchral quiet of cavernous Laurier House...
...read briefs from his External Affairs staff, conferred with colleagues, dictated answers to some of the 1,500 wires of congratulations he had received. There were few interruptions and few visitors. One evening Madame St. Laurent dropped by, and they strolled across the street to dine in the stuffy Rideau Club...
...bulletproof car shipped from Washington), the Secret Service men made notes on sharp turns, dangerous intersections, rough spots where cautious driving would be necessary. At Chateau Laurier, where the President would be an honor guest at a state luncheon, they interviewed the waiters. At Governor General Alexander's Rideau Hall, they even insisted on inspecting the rooms where the Trumans would sleep...
Next spring, the 17th Governor General of Canada since Confederation, his wife (the former Lady Margaret Diana Bingham) and three children will move into Rideau Hall, the spacious Governor General's residence at Rockcliffe, a suburb of Ottawa. He will represent King George VI in Canada, and like the King, will act only on the advice of the Government. He will be expected to remain aloof from politics. Quiet, self-effacing Field Marshal Alexander was reported to be the choice of Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King...
...salary ($48,666,63 a year) will be paid by Canada. He will also receive a $69,000 allowance for traveling and maintaining his household; $103,000 for secretarial staff, plus an allowance for keeping up Rideau Hall...