Memoirs of a very civil servant :: Mackenzie King to Pierre Trudeau /
Born in Saskatchewan in 1917, Gordon Robertson worked at the centre of government power from 1945 until his retirement in 1979. He worked directly with Prime Ministers King, St-Laurent, Pearson, and Trudeau, serving as senior advisor to the latter two. Commissioner of the Northwest Territories from...
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| Zusammenfassung: | Born in Saskatchewan in 1917, Gordon Robertson worked at the centre of government power from 1945 until his retirement in 1979. He worked directly with Prime Ministers King, St-Laurent, Pearson, and Trudeau, serving as senior advisor to the latter two. Commissioner of the Northwest Territories from 1953 to 1963, he also became the first Deputy Minister of the new Department of Northern Affairs under Jean Lesage. In this memoir he presents a first-hand account of the events and personalities that shaped Canada during the critical post-war period. Robertson tells of Canada's development from colony to nation and the prime ministers who presided over the process. He provides an assessment of each prime minister in action: how they organized the cabinets, what their qualities were and how these related to their failures and successes. Himself influential in many areas of government, Robertson played a key role in the long debate on constitutional reform and national unity. Even after his retirement, he remained active as an unofficial contitutional networker. Gordon Robertson has written no ordinary memoir. Along with the key events and personalities of his day he describes the development of his own ideas about the nature of Canada and its constitutional future. The result is a significant historical document, one that brings much insight to the history of post-war Canada. |
| Beschreibung: | 1 online resource (xvi, 408 pages, 12 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations |
| Bibliographie: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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| 505 | 8 | |a 9. The Emerging North -- Part Four: 'Mike' Pearson and a Changing Canada, 1963-1968 -- 10. Pearson and the Quiet Revolution -- 11. The Symbols and Structure of Canada -- Part Five: Winds of Change with Pierre Trudeau, 1968-1980 -- 12. Pierre Trudeau and a New Style of Governing, 1968-1970 -- 13. Trudeau and the Constitution, 1968-1979 -- 14. Transition and Change, 1978-1980 -- Part Six: Trudeau's 'Power Play, ' Meech Lake, and the Charlottetown Accord, 1980-1992 -- 15. The Trudeau Power Play, 1980-1982 -- 16. Away from Government -- 17. Meech Lake: The Best Hope Lost. | |
| 505 | 8 | |a 18. Meech Lake Dead: Where Next? -- Epilogue -- Notes -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z -- Maps -- The Territories of Canada, 1 April 1999 -- Canadian Arctic Marine Jurisdictions -- The Circumpolar North -- Illustrations. | |
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| contents | Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Part One: From the Prairies to Ottawa, 1917-1941 -- 1. From the Prairies to Oxford, 1917-1938 -- 2. From Oxford to Ottawa, 1938-1941 -- Part Two: External Affairs and Mackenzie King, 1941-1948 -- 3. The Department of External Affairs, 1941-1945 -- 4. Working for Mackenzie King, 1945-1948 -- Part Three: Louis St Laurent and a New North, 1948-1963 -- 5. Working with Louis St Laurent, 1948-1953 -- 6. Canada Discovers the North, 1953-1957 -- 7. Governing the Northwest Territories, 1953-1957 -- 8. The Territories under the Vision, 1958-1963. 9. The Emerging North -- Part Four: 'Mike' Pearson and a Changing Canada, 1963-1968 -- 10. Pearson and the Quiet Revolution -- 11. The Symbols and Structure of Canada -- Part Five: Winds of Change with Pierre Trudeau, 1968-1980 -- 12. Pierre Trudeau and a New Style of Governing, 1968-1970 -- 13. Trudeau and the Constitution, 1968-1979 -- 14. Transition and Change, 1978-1980 -- Part Six: Trudeau's 'Power Play, ' Meech Lake, and the Charlottetown Accord, 1980-1992 -- 15. The Trudeau Power Play, 1980-1982 -- 16. Away from Government -- 17. Meech Lake: The Best Hope Lost. 18. Meech Lake Dead: Where Next? -- Epilogue -- Notes -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z -- Maps -- The Territories of Canada, 1 April 1999 -- Canadian Arctic Marine Jurisdictions -- The Circumpolar North -- Illustrations. |
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| spelling | Robertson, Gordon, 1917- https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJpjfPKwdHkpMXmmMBGrbd http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n90670440 Memoirs of a very civil servant : Mackenzie King to Pierre Trudeau / Gordon Robertson. Toronto, Ont. : University of Toronto Press, ©2000. 1 online resource (xvi, 408 pages, 12 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier data file Includes bibliographical references and index. Print version record. Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Part One: From the Prairies to Ottawa, 1917-1941 -- 1. From the Prairies to Oxford, 1917-1938 -- 2. From Oxford to Ottawa, 1938-1941 -- Part Two: External Affairs and Mackenzie King, 1941-1948 -- 3. The Department of External Affairs, 1941-1945 -- 4. Working for Mackenzie King, 1945-1948 -- Part Three: Louis St Laurent and a New North, 1948-1963 -- 5. Working with Louis St Laurent, 1948-1953 -- 6. Canada Discovers the North, 1953-1957 -- 7. Governing the Northwest Territories, 1953-1957 -- 8. The Territories under the Vision, 1958-1963. 9. The Emerging North -- Part Four: 'Mike' Pearson and a Changing Canada, 1963-1968 -- 10. Pearson and the Quiet Revolution -- 11. The Symbols and Structure of Canada -- Part Five: Winds of Change with Pierre Trudeau, 1968-1980 -- 12. Pierre Trudeau and a New Style of Governing, 1968-1970 -- 13. Trudeau and the Constitution, 1968-1979 -- 14. Transition and Change, 1978-1980 -- Part Six: Trudeau's 'Power Play, ' Meech Lake, and the Charlottetown Accord, 1980-1992 -- 15. The Trudeau Power Play, 1980-1982 -- 16. Away from Government -- 17. Meech Lake: The Best Hope Lost. 18. Meech Lake Dead: Where Next? -- Epilogue -- Notes -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z -- Maps -- The Territories of Canada, 1 April 1999 -- Canadian Arctic Marine Jurisdictions -- The Circumpolar North -- Illustrations. Born in Saskatchewan in 1917, Gordon Robertson worked at the centre of government power from 1945 until his retirement in 1979. He worked directly with Prime Ministers King, St-Laurent, Pearson, and Trudeau, serving as senior advisor to the latter two. Commissioner of the Northwest Territories from 1953 to 1963, he also became the first Deputy Minister of the new Department of Northern Affairs under Jean Lesage. In this memoir he presents a first-hand account of the events and personalities that shaped Canada during the critical post-war period. Robertson tells of Canada's development from colony to nation and the prime ministers who presided over the process. He provides an assessment of each prime minister in action: how they organized the cabinets, what their qualities were and how these related to their failures and successes. Himself influential in many areas of government, Robertson played a key role in the long debate on constitutional reform and national unity. Even after his retirement, he remained active as an unofficial contitutional networker. Gordon Robertson has written no ordinary memoir. Along with the key events and personalities of his day he describes the development of his own ideas about the nature of Canada and its constitutional future. The result is a significant historical document, one that brings much insight to the history of post-war Canada. Robertson, Gordon, 1917- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n90670440 Robertson, Gordon, 1917- Robertson, Gordon, 1917- fast https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJpjfPKwdHkpMXmmMBGrbd Civil service Canada Biography. Canada Politics and government 1945- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85019349 Canada Politics and government 1935- Fonction publique Canada Biographies. Canada Politique et gouvernement 1935- BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Political. bisacsh BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Historical. bisacsh HISTORY Canada General. bisacsh Politics and government fast Civil service fast Canada fast https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJkMHVW4rfVXPrhVP4VwG3 Since 1945 fast e-books. aat autobiographies (literary works) aat Autobiographies fast Biographies fast Autobiographies. lcgft http://id.loc.gov/authorities/genreForms/gf2014026047 Biographies. lcgft http://id.loc.gov/authorities/genreForms/gf2014026049 Livres numériques. rvmgf Autobiographies. rvmgf Biographies. rvmgf Print version: Robertson, Gordon, 1917- Memoirs of a very civil servant. Toronto ; Buffalo : University of Toronto Press, ©2000 (DLC) 00930862 Book collections on Project MUSE. FWS01 ZDB-4-EBA FWS_PDA_EBA https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=468293 Volltext |
| spellingShingle | Robertson, Gordon, 1917- Memoirs of a very civil servant : Mackenzie King to Pierre Trudeau / Book collections on Project MUSE. Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Part One: From the Prairies to Ottawa, 1917-1941 -- 1. From the Prairies to Oxford, 1917-1938 -- 2. From Oxford to Ottawa, 1938-1941 -- Part Two: External Affairs and Mackenzie King, 1941-1948 -- 3. The Department of External Affairs, 1941-1945 -- 4. Working for Mackenzie King, 1945-1948 -- Part Three: Louis St Laurent and a New North, 1948-1963 -- 5. Working with Louis St Laurent, 1948-1953 -- 6. Canada Discovers the North, 1953-1957 -- 7. Governing the Northwest Territories, 1953-1957 -- 8. The Territories under the Vision, 1958-1963. 9. The Emerging North -- Part Four: 'Mike' Pearson and a Changing Canada, 1963-1968 -- 10. Pearson and the Quiet Revolution -- 11. The Symbols and Structure of Canada -- Part Five: Winds of Change with Pierre Trudeau, 1968-1980 -- 12. Pierre Trudeau and a New Style of Governing, 1968-1970 -- 13. Trudeau and the Constitution, 1968-1979 -- 14. Transition and Change, 1978-1980 -- Part Six: Trudeau's 'Power Play, ' Meech Lake, and the Charlottetown Accord, 1980-1992 -- 15. The Trudeau Power Play, 1980-1982 -- 16. Away from Government -- 17. Meech Lake: The Best Hope Lost. 18. Meech Lake Dead: Where Next? -- Epilogue -- Notes -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z -- Maps -- The Territories of Canada, 1 April 1999 -- Canadian Arctic Marine Jurisdictions -- The Circumpolar North -- Illustrations. Robertson, Gordon, 1917- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n90670440 Robertson, Gordon, 1917- Robertson, Gordon, 1917- fast https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJpjfPKwdHkpMXmmMBGrbd Civil service Canada Biography. Fonction publique Canada Biographies. BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Political. bisacsh BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Historical. bisacsh HISTORY Canada General. bisacsh Politics and government fast Civil service fast |
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