Diefenbaker
For a country to evolve into a developed nation from its very earliest stages can take many years. Many changes can happen to an evolving country in a small amount of time and those changes are put into action by true leaders. Some people can be credited with the development of Canada more than others but one who stands out is John George Diefenbaker. He was arguably the most influential person in Canadian history and played a crucial role in the development of Canada. Diefenbaker created bills which are still used today, addressed national issues and created a health care system known worldwide. He was truly a humble man that cared greatly about Canada and all of its people within it.
John G. Diefenbaker was born in Neustadt Ontario, September 18, 1895 to father William Thomas Diefenbaker and mother Mary Florence Bannerman. (The Montreal Gazette, pg 6). Their family moved west to Fort Carlton of the North West Territories, now Saskatchewan, in 1903 then to Saskatoon in 1910 attending the University of Saskatchewan (Williams, The Canadian Encyclopedia). Diefenbaker served in WWI as a lieutenant in the 196th Western University Battalion in 1916. He returned to the U of S after his service in the war to graduate law in 1919. (The Montreal Gazette, pg 6).
He moved to Prince Albert, Saskatchewan in 1924 and ran federally in 1925 and 1926. In 1929 he ran provincially and ran for mayor of P.A. in 1933; he lost every election. Through persistence and hard work Diefenbaker became the Saskatchewan Conservative Party leader in 1936 but then was defeated soon after in 1938 when he won no seats. He married Edna Mae Brower in 1940 and was elected MP in March of the same year. After successfully defending Jack Atherton in February 1951, a railway telegrapher accused of causing a crash at Canoe River BC killing hundreds of people, his wife Edna died. In 1953 Diefenbaker was elected PC candidate for Prince Albert; in the same year he married Olive Freeman Palmer, a
John G. Diefenbaker was born in Neustadt Ontario, September 18, 1895 to father William Thomas Diefenbaker and mother Mary Florence Bannerman. (The Montreal Gazette, pg 6). Their family moved west to Fort Carlton of the North West Territories, now Saskatchewan, in 1903 then to Saskatoon in 1910 attending the University of Saskatchewan (Williams, The Canadian Encyclopedia). Diefenbaker served in WWI as a lieutenant in the 196th Western University Battalion in 1916. He returned to the U of S after his service in the war to graduate law in 1919. (The Montreal Gazette, pg 6).
He moved to Prince Albert, Saskatchewan in 1924 and ran federally in 1925 and 1926. In 1929 he ran provincially and ran for mayor of P.A. in 1933; he lost every election. Through persistence and hard work Diefenbaker became the Saskatchewan Conservative Party leader in 1936 but then was defeated soon after in 1938 when he won no seats. He married Edna Mae Brower in 1940 and was elected MP in March of the same year. After successfully defending Jack Atherton in February 1951, a railway telegrapher accused of causing a crash at Canoe River BC killing hundreds of people, his wife Edna died. In 1953 Diefenbaker was elected PC candidate for Prince Albert; in the same year he married Olive Freeman Palmer, a