Last week we looked at one of the most well-known individuals to serve as the Leader of the Official Opposition, who never became Prime Minister, Robert Stanfield. Now, I am going to look at a man who had a multi-decade career in the House of...
Change was in the air for Canada when the 1957 election rolled around. For the previous 22 years, through five elections, Canada had been governed by the Liberal Party. From the time of William Lyon Mackenzie King, to Louis St. Laurent, the party...
Support Canadian History Ehx with a donation at From 1935 to 1957, Canada was under a Liberal government, the longest stretch for a major political party in Canadian history. That streak came to an end thanks to a man they called Dief the Chief, but...