Progressive Conservative government of John Diefenbaker

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The Progressive Conservative government of John Diefenbaker was a late-1950s to early-1960s Canadian federal administration noted for its emphasis on civil liberties, northern development, and a more independent foreign policy.

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instanceOf Canadian federal government ⓘ
administration ⓘ
advocated greater Canadian autonomy in foreign affairs ⓘ
cabinetHeadquarters Ottawa ⓘ
cameToPowerThrough 1957 Canadian federal election ⓘ
country Canada ⓘ
emphasis civil liberties ⓘ
independent foreign policy ⓘ
northern development ⓘ
enacted Canadian Bill of Rights ⓘ
enactedInYear 1960 ⓘ
endTime 1963 ⓘ
fellFromPowerAfter 1963 Canadian federal election ⓘ
followedBy Liberal government of Lester B. Pearson ⓘ
foreignPolicyStance commitment to NATO with reservations ⓘ
more independent from United States ⓘ
strong support for Commonwealth ties ⓘ
governorGeneralDuringTerm Georges Vanier ⓘ
Vincent Massey ⓘ
headedBy John Diefenbaker ⓘ
heldOfficeDuringMonarch Elizabeth II ⓘ
ideology progressive conservatism ⓘ
implemented policies to expand civil liberties protections ⓘ
jurisdiction federal government of Canada ⓘ
leaderTitle Prime Minister of Canada ⓘ
legislativeBody Parliament of Canada ⓘ
lostMajorityIn 1962 Canadian federal election ⓘ
notableFor Canadian Bill of Rights ⓘ
oversaw expansion of social welfare measures ⓘ
increased federal attention to northern infrastructure ⓘ
introduction of the Canadian Bill of Rights ⓘ
policyArea civil rights ⓘ
economic development ⓘ
foreign policy ⓘ
politicalParty Progressive Conservative Party of Canada ⓘ
precededBy Liberal government of Louis St. Laurent ⓘ
promoted development of Northern Canada ⓘ
resource development in the North ⓘ
pursued policies to diversify Canadian trade partners ⓘ
policies to reduce reliance on the United States in foreign policy ⓘ
regionOfFocus Canadian North ⓘ
linked to: Northern Canada
startTime 1957 ⓘ
timePeriod early 1960s ⓘ
late 1950s ⓘ
wasMajorityGovernment 1958–1962 ⓘ
wasMinorityGovernment 1957–1958 ⓘ
wonMajorityIn 1958 Canadian federal election ⓘ

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Canadian Bill of Rights → sponsoredBy → Progressive Conservative government of John Diefenbaker ⓘ