Talk:John Diefenbaker
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[edit] Friendship between Diefenbaker and Eisenhower
I am wondering about this sentence: "Diefenbaker became prime minister when Eisenhower was president and the two fostered one of the strongest friendships between American presidents and Canadian prime ministers." I am not disputing it, but wonder on what it is based. What evidence is there that this friendship was "one of the strongest" of any American president and eCanadian prime minsiter" HistoryBA 14:44, 22 Dec 2004 (UTC)
- Diefenbaker became prime minister when Eisenhower was president in 1957. The two were friends over the years and they both kept touch, even after leaving office (Eisenhower in 1961, Diefenbaker in 1963). [Contribution made by SNIyer12 on 24 May 2005.]
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- I understand that their terms overlapped and that the writer of this part of the article believes that they were close friends. I am asking what evidence there is that this friendship was "one of the strongest" of any president and prime minister. Does Diefenbaker say this in his memoirs? Have Eisenhower's aides commented on their closeness? HistoryBA 23:02, 24 May 2005 (UTC)
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- I would refer you to page 157 of "One Canada: Memoirs of the Right Honourable John G. Diefenbaker, Vol II". There is a description of Diefenbaker's friendship with Eisenhower. Quoting... "I might add that President Eisenhower and I were from our first meeting on an 'Ike-John' basis, and that we were as close as the nearest telephone." He then goes on to share a personal letter from Eisenhower. Reading on in the chapter one reads about the rather acrimonious relationship he had with Kennedy, and the reasons for it. A good example of Kennedy's legendary ego and ill feelings for Canada and Britian. --Mf135gas 05:02, 29 November 2005 (UTC)
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- Thanks for taking the time to check this out. HistoryBA 13:55, 29 November 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Clark Eulogy
Can anyone provide evidence to support this statement: "Joe Clark became the first prime minister to eulogize another during the burial services"? 70.48.170.216 23:19, 10 Jun 2005 (UTC)
I just finished watching an episode of Canada: A People's History, and if it's possible I would like someone to add a bit about how the Voice of Women played a big role in the whole Nuke decision. I would have, but I'm afraid of messing up the article. Also, the article can be constured as misleading, the part about "Dief's refusal to allow nukes into Canada", from what I understand, he was on the fence and the VoW was what changed his mind.
Other than, great article.
[edit] Order of Merit or Companion of Honour ?
The wiki page on the Nickle Resolution states that Dief was made a Member of the Order of Merit and the Trudeau was a Companion of Honour, however on Dief's postnominals it says CH instead of OM. Which is correct ? Dowew 20:17, 1 December 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Military Service
Dief never made it to France. He never saw action in the trenches. As much as I loved him and his Vision for Canada, I cannot let this go misreported in the article. For validation, see "Rogue Tory" by Denis Smith, ISBN# 0-921912-92-7. Dief claimed an injury whilst in training in England, spitting blood, and was discharged back to Canada where he was further judged unfit for Military Service due to heart irregularities. I have corrected that article to reflect this reality. (Posted by TrulyTory, 3 December 2005)
Can 16 months in the Army truly be considered "brief"? Granted he never saw combat but it seems strange to say that, considering he did become an officer.
[edit] Vandalism
Someone anonymously made a few changes; someone who's less new to Wikipedia should revertt it, I'm not sure how to do it.
[edit] Exclusion from Clark cabinet
Any sustantiation for the claim that this was controversial? Diefenbaker was 83 and frail when Clark assumed the premiership, and I don't recall there being any serious discussion of his inclusion in cabinet. - Fishhead64, 05 Feb 2006
[edit] Inaccuracies On This Page
Edna Mae Brower was born in 1899, not 1901.
Between his election to the Wakaw Town Council in 1920 and his election to Parliament in 1940, Mr. Diefenbaker was a losing candidate in five elections. They were: the Federal Elections of 1925 and 1926, the Saskatchewan Provincial Elections of 1929 and 1938, and the Prince Albert Mayoral Race in 1933. He never ran for office in Alberta.
Mr. Diefenbaker first mounted a campaign for Leader of the Conservative Party in 1942, and lost to John Bracken in the Convention of that year. The Leadership Convention was not held in 1943.
Mr. Diefenbaker's courageous stand against apartheid took place at the 1961 Commonwealth Prime Ministers' Conference, not the 1962 Conference. PeterNixon 00:12, 9 December 2006.
