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Harkness, Douglas S. - Interview

Numéro d'article (ISN) :

389317

Niveau hiérarchique :

Pièce (Niveau acquisition)

Date :

1981-03-23

Numéro d'article (ISN) :

389317

Genre de documents :

Documents sonores

Trouvé dans :

Archives / Films, vidéos et enregistrements sonores

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Notice descriptive – Détails

Fonds/collection :

STURSBERG, Peter

No d'acquisition :

1981-0054

Support :

Enregistrement sonore

Partie :

7 of 7

Date de production :

1981-03-23

Compagnie de production :

Peter Stursberg (Interviewer)

Générique (équipe de production) :

interviewer, Peter Stursberg

Description :

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Interview of the Honourable Douglas S. Harkness; Progressive Conservative Member of Parliament for Calgary East (1945-1953) and for Calgary North (1953-1972) and Minister of National Defence in the Diefenbaker government; with comments by his wife Fran, by author Peter Stursberg, about: Douglas Harkness; his family background; horse dealing in early Canada; homesteading in Saskatchewan; Doug Harkness; his childhood and early education; Calgary circa 1917-1920; Doug Harkness; his activities at the University of Alberta (in Edmonton) 1920-1924; his decision to attend Normal School; his teaching career 1924-1939; McGrath (a Mormon town in Alberta); Harkness' part-time farming with his brother; his wife Frances Elizabeth (née MacMillan); the Great Depression of the 1930s; William Aberhart; Social Credit; the Prophetic Bible Institute; Harkness' early interest in politics; his reasons for joining the Conservative Party; Alberta provincial politics in the 1930s; Premier [J.E.] Brownlee; R.B. Bennett; Doug Harkness; his militia career before the war; his war experiences with the 1st Anti-Tank Regiment; being torpedoed en route to Sicily; his winning the George Medal; attending Senior Officer's School at Oxford; as Commander of the 5th Anti-Tank Regiment in the 4th Armoured Division; World War II; 1st Canadian Anti-Tank Regiment; Britain's ground defence; naval operations; the George Medal; Sicily; France; Fran Harkness; her activities in Calgary during the war; mail service during World War II; Doug Harkness; his nomination as the Conservative candidate for the federal riding of Calgary East (circa February 1945); his return to Canada; his election campaign; difficulties in obtaining his army discharge; his experiences as Progressive Conservative Member of Parliament for Calgary East 1945-1953 and for Calgary North 1953-1972; the Conservative Party of Canada circa 1945-1981; John Bracken; the 1948 Conservative Party leadership convention;; John G. Diefenbaker; Art Smith; David Walker; George Drew; the Conservative Party in opposition 1945-1957; the Progressive Conservative Party leadership convention December 1956; the 1957 federal election; Progressive Conservative government 1957-1958; Diefenbaker's chaotic Cabinet appointments; his appointment as Acting Minister of Agriculture and Minister of Northern Affairs and National Resources on 21 June 1957; his appointment and experiences as Minister of Agriculture 7 August 1957- October 1960; relinquishing the Ministry of Northern Affairs on the 21 August 1957; the 1958 federal election 1958; the Conservative Party and Quebec; the Ministry of Agriculture 1957-1960; Mitchell Sharp; the Conservative government’s decision to scrap the Avro Arrow; George Pearkes; North American air defence; the Bomarc; the nuclear warheads controversy 1962-1963; Howard Green; Doug Harkness; his appointment and experiences as minister of National Defence October 1960-February 1963; Conservative Wives' Association; the Progressive Conservative governments 1958-1962 and 1962-1963; the 1962 federal election; Diefenbaker's position on nuclear arms; the Cuban missile crisis of October 1962; Canada's delay in proclaiming a state of alert; Canadian commitments to NATO; General Lauris Norstad; Olive Diefenbaker; Doug Harkness; his resignation on 3 February 1963 as Minister of National Defence over the nuclear warheads issue; the Progressive Conservative Party leadership crisis in 1963; Harkness' relations with Diefenbaker; the 1963 and 1965 federal elections; Dalton Camp; failure of the Conservative Party in Quebec; the 1957 federal election; bilingualism in the armed forces; biculturalism; alienation of the West; federal-provincial relations; the Progressive Conservative government of 1979-1980; Howard Green; the future of Canada; Doug Harkness; his decision to retire from politics in 1972; the current situation regarding nuclear warheads in Canada; and Pierre Elliott Trudeau. <7h 8mn>

Langue :

English

Remarques :

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1. Transcript available in the Peter Stursberg fonds.~2. Recorded by Peter Stursberg in Calgary for the joint Library of Parliament-Public Archives of Canada oral history project.~3. The sound recording of the interview(s) and/or transcript(s) made from the interview(s) conducted on 23 March 1981 are available for public access after 23 March 1981. All claims of copyright by the interviewer or interviewee are hereby waived to ensure the widest possible access for research and publication~4. Douglas Harkness died on May 2, 1999.

Détails de l'inventaire :

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No. de voûte (ISN) :

459227

Support :

SOUND

Détails de l'inventaire :

C02825

Entrepôt :

GAT

Nombre de pièces :

1

Type de son :

R/R

Description technique :

POLY

Tiré de :

FROM LOANED MATERIAL

Statut :

MASTER

No. de voûte (ISN) :

459239

Support :

SOUND

Détails de l'inventaire :

C02826
C02827
C02828

Nombre de pièces :

2

Type de son :

R/R

Description technique :

POLY

Tiré de :

FROM LOANED MATERIAL

Statut :

MASTER

No. de voûte (ISN) :

599150

Support :

SOUND

Détails de l'inventaire :

389317-c2826.wav
389317-c2827.wav
389317-c2828.wav

Nombre de pièces :

3

Type de son :

bwf

Tiré de :

c2826
c2827
c2828

Statut :

master

No. de voûte (ISN) :

599152

Support :

SOUND

Détails de l'inventaire :

389317-c2826.mp3
389317-c2827.mp3
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Nombre de pièces :

3

Type de son :

mp3

Tiré de :

c2826
c2827
c2828

Statut :

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No. de voûte (ISN) :

895453

Support :

SOUND

Détails de l'inventaire :

C02828

Nombre de pièces :

1

Type de son :

R/R

Description technique :

POLY

Tiré de :

1967-0026/266

Statut :

MASTER
Pour réserver ou commander des documents

Conditions d'accès :

Libre

Numéro d'identification GENCAT :

MSS 22018

Restrictions sur la consultation :

No Restrictions / Pas de restrictions

Reproduction :

With written permission of Copyright Owner / Avec la permission écrite du détenteur des droits d'auteur

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