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The Authentic Voice of CanadaR.B. Bennett Speeches in the House of Lords, 1941-1947 |
A collection of speeches by Canada's eleventh prime minister following his emigration to England and appointment to the British House of Lords.
Richard Bedford Bennett was Canada's eleventh prime minister and head of a majority government during the Great Depression. Defeated in 1935, he lived the rest of his life in England and is the only deceased Canadian prime minister not buried on Canadian soil. For most Canadians, the Bennett story ends upon his leaving Canada in 1939. But, as this book shows, Bennett's career was far from over.
Summoned to the British House of Lords in 1941 by King George VI, Bennett, now Viscount Bennett, took part in some of the crucial debates of the Second World War and lent his voice to discussions in Parliament at Westminster as the United Kingdom and British Empire and Commonwealth prepared for the post-war years. He served in the Lords until his death in 1947, continuing his fight for the Canadian autonomy that he had done so much to establish as prime minister in Ottawa.
With a foreword by former Prime Minster John Turner, the book includes contributions from R.B.'s nephew, William R. Herridge, and David Asper, chair of the National Post.
Summoned to the British House of Lords in 1941 by King George VI, Bennett, now Viscount Bennett, took part in some of the crucial debates of the Second World War and lent his voice to discussions in Parliament at Westminster as the United Kingdom and British Empire and Commonwealth prepared for the post-war years. He served in the Lords until his death in 1947, continuing his fight for the Canadian autonomy that he had done so much to establish as prime minister in Ottawa.
With a foreword by former Prime Minster John Turner, the book includes contributions from R.B.'s nephew, William R. Herridge, and David Asper, chair of the National Post.
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Part of the Queen's Policy Studies Series (number 133 in series)
224 Pages, 6 x 9
Centre for the Study of Democracy
ISBN 9781553392750
July 2009
Formats: Paperback
Christopher McCreery, private secretary to the Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia, served as a senior advisor to the Leader of the Government in the Senate, the Speaker of the Senate and spent three years working as assistant to Senator Michael Kirby.
Arthur Milnes, a journalist and fellow of the Queen's University Centre for the Study of Democracy, served as research assistant to the Right Honourable Brian Mulroney on his memoirs.
Arthur Milnes, a journalist and fellow of the Queen's University Centre for the Study of Democracy, served as research assistant to the Right Honourable Brian Mulroney on his memoirs.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgements XI
Foreword XIII
Introduction XV
PART ONE 1
Speeches by R.B. Bennett in the House of Lords
Chapter 1 5
The Situation in the Southwest Pacific
Chapter 2 17
Continuation in Force of the Proclamation issued by the Governor of Madras under the Government of India Act
Chapter 3 23
The War - Financial Issues (Second Reading of the Finance Bill)
Chapter 4 27
The Empire
Chapter 5 37
The War - Financial Issues
Chapter 6 45
Air Transport
Chapter 7 59
Civil Aviation
Chapter 8 67
Research - Utilization of Coal
Chapter 9 71
Merchant Navy Comforts
Chapter 10 89
The Beveridge Report
Chapter 11 103
Imperial and National Defence After the War
Chapter 12 109
Newfoundland
Chapter 13 117
Post-War Economic Policy
Chapter 14 129
Employment Policy
Chapter 15 137
Anglo-American Financial Arrangements - Creation of the International Monetary Fund
Chapter 16 149
Administration of Commonwealth Affairs
Chapter 17 161
Treaties of Peace (Italy, Romania, Bulgaria, Hungary, Finland)
PART TWO 175
Remembering Bennett
Chapter 18 177
Tributes to Viscount Bennett; Reflections of Fellow Peers
Chapter 19 183
Bennett Remembered in Canada’s House of Commons
Chapter 20 187
Obituaries
The Globe and Mail
The Toronto Star
The Times (London)
The New York Times
PART 3 197
Our Forgotten Prime Minister, Queen’s Forgotten Rector
Chapter 21 199
Bennett at Queen’s University
Chapter 22 207
Acknowledging Bennett Today
“R.B Bennett’s Message of Hope”
“Doesn’t Canada’s 11th Prime Minister
Deserve a Statue on the Hill?”
“My Case Against Disinterment”
“The Late Right Honourable R.B. Bennett, P.C., K.C.”
“A Fine Day for the Father of the GST”
“R.B. Bennett - A Great Canadian and My Uncle”
About the Editors 219
End Notes 221
Acknowledgements XI
Foreword XIII
Introduction XV
PART ONE 1
Speeches by R.B. Bennett in the House of Lords
Chapter 1 5
The Situation in the Southwest Pacific
Chapter 2 17
Continuation in Force of the Proclamation issued by the Governor of Madras under the Government of India Act
Chapter 3 23
The War - Financial Issues (Second Reading of the Finance Bill)
Chapter 4 27
The Empire
Chapter 5 37
The War - Financial Issues
Chapter 6 45
Air Transport
Chapter 7 59
Civil Aviation
Chapter 8 67
Research - Utilization of Coal
Chapter 9 71
Merchant Navy Comforts
Chapter 10 89
The Beveridge Report
Chapter 11 103
Imperial and National Defence After the War
Chapter 12 109
Newfoundland
Chapter 13 117
Post-War Economic Policy
Chapter 14 129
Employment Policy
Chapter 15 137
Anglo-American Financial Arrangements - Creation of the International Monetary Fund
Chapter 16 149
Administration of Commonwealth Affairs
Chapter 17 161
Treaties of Peace (Italy, Romania, Bulgaria, Hungary, Finland)
PART TWO 175
Remembering Bennett
Chapter 18 177
Tributes to Viscount Bennett; Reflections of Fellow Peers
Chapter 19 183
Bennett Remembered in Canada’s House of Commons
Chapter 20 187
Obituaries
The Globe and Mail
The Toronto Star
The Times (London)
The New York Times
PART 3 197
Our Forgotten Prime Minister, Queen’s Forgotten Rector
Chapter 21 199
Bennett at Queen’s University
Chapter 22 207
Acknowledging Bennett Today
“R.B Bennett’s Message of Hope”
“Doesn’t Canada’s 11th Prime Minister
Deserve a Statue on the Hill?”
“My Case Against Disinterment”
“The Late Right Honourable R.B. Bennett, P.C., K.C.”
“A Fine Day for the Father of the GST”
“R.B. Bennett - A Great Canadian and My Uncle”
About the Editors 219
End Notes 221
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