Memoirs of a Very Civil Servant: Mackenzie King to Pierre Trudeau

Gordon Robertson

Published by University of Toronto Press 2000

Memoirs of a Very Civil Servant

Mackenzie King to Pierre Trudeau

Gordon Robertson

https://doi.org/10.3138/9781442677203

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About this book

Robertson presents a first-hand account of the events and personalities that shaped Canada during the critical post-war period, describes Canada's political development, and the prime ministers who presided over it.

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Robertson Gordon :

Gordon Robertson occupied the two positions of Commissioner of the Northwest Territories and Deputy Minister of Northern Affairs. Under him, the division of the Northwest Territories was recommended, leading to the establishment of Nunavut in 1999.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
Preface Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	ix
Acknowledgments Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	xv
PART ONE. From the Prairies to Ottawa, 1917-1941
1. From the Prairies to Oxford, 1917-1938 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	3
2. From Oxford to Ottawa, 1938-1941 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	18
PART TWO. External Affairs and Mackenzie King, 1941-1948
3. The Department of External Affairs, 1941-1945 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	35
4. Working for Mackenzie King, 1945-1948 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	47
PART THREE. Louis St Laurent and a New North, 1948-1963
5. Working with Louis St Laurent, 1948-1953 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	75
6. Canada Discovers the North, 1953-1957 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	107
7. Governing the Northwest Territories, 1953-1957 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	146
8. The Territories under the Vision, 1958-1963 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	165
9. The Emerging North Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	200
PART FOUR. 'Mike' Pearson and a Changing Canada, 1963-1968
10. Pearson and the Quiet Revolution Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	211
11. The Symbols and Structure of Canada Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	225
PART FIVE. Winds of Change with Pierre Trudeau, 1968-1980
12. Pierre Trudeau and a New Style of Governing, 1968-1970 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	251
13. Trudeau and the Constitution, 1968-1979 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	269
14. Transition and Change, 1978-1980 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	299
Part Six. Trudeau's 'Power Play,' Meech Lake, and the Charlottetown Accord, 1980-1992
15. The Trudeau Power Play, 1980-1982 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	321
16. Away from Government Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	328
17. Meech Lake: The Best Hope Lost Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	337
18. Meech Lake Dead: Where Next? Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	349
Epilogue Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	375
Notes Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	385
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	395

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Language: English
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
Audience: College/higher education;Professional and scholarly;
Pages
- Main content: 384
Keywords: DISCOUNT-C

eBook

Published: February 22, 2001
ISBN: 9781442677203