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STURSBERG, Peter

1977-0092

Enregistrement sonore

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1977-05-16

Peter Stursberg (Interviewer)

interviewer, Peter Stursberg

Interview of the Honourable Gordon Churchill, lawyer and former Cabinet Minister in the Diefenbaker government, by author Peter Stursberg, about: Gordon Churchill's his career in politics; Lester B. Pearson; Gordon Graydon; the Canadian arms surplus and arms sales to various countries in 1956; the 1963 federal election and charges of American influence in the election; W.W. Butterworth's reputed letter to Lester B. Pearson; bilingualism; support from Quebec for the Liberal Party; national unity; the Canadian flag; the Canadian Armed Forces, unification; federal-provincial relations; the diminishing importance of the House of Commons; the 1965 federal election; the defeat of the Liberal government in the House of Commons in February 1968; Robert Stanfield; the 1972 federal election; John G. Diefenbaker; and Lester B. Pearson's leadership and political abilities. <2h 58mn>

English

Libre

MSS 22018

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