T.A. Crerar : a political life / J.E. Rea.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rea, J. E. (James Edgar), 1931-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Crerar, T. A., 1876-1975.

Crerar, T. A.

Politicians--Canada--Biography.

Politicians.

Canada--Politics and government--20th century.

Canada.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (326 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Montreal : McGill-Queen's University Press, 1997.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Born in June 1876, Crerar's Scots inheritance and rural Manitoba upbringing gave him a life-long commitment to the liberal values of independence, self-reliance, thrift, and co-operation. He became the founding president of United Grain Growers in 1917 and was Borden's Minister of Agriculture during World War I. When the federal government refused to lower protective tariffs after the war, Crerar left the Cabinet in protest and became the leader of the newly formed Progressive Party, bringing an end to the two-party political system in Canada and leading to the first minority government in 1921. Crerar resigned the leadership of the Progressive Party in 1922 and later joined King's Cabinet, serving as a member of what may have been the strongest Cabinet in Canadian history. In 1945 Crerar was appointed to the Senate, where he held a prominent position until his retirement in 1966.

Contents:

Front Matter

Contents

Preface

Introduction

A Liberal in the Grain Trade, 1876-1917

Grain and Cooperation, 1875-1915

Political Apprentice, 1909-17

Turning-Point, Summer 1917

Upheaval in Ottawa, 1917-22

Minister of Wheat, 1917-19

Leading the Progressives, 1919-21

A Divided House, 1921-22

Working from Winnipeg, 1922-34

Wheat Pools and the Home Bank, 1922-25

Rethinking Canada, 1923-24

Progressive Absorption, 1925-29

Rethinking Liberalism, 1929-34

Ministry of Talents, 1935-45

Mines, Wheat, and Keynes, 1935-39

Men and War, Federalism and Wheat, 1939-42

War and Reconstruction, 1942-45

The Senate and After, 1945-75

Guarding the Treasury, 1945-57

The Last Gladstonian Liberal, 1957-66

Retirement and Reflection, 1966-75

Notes

A Note on Sources

Index

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-282-85457-7

9786612854576

0-7735-6667-8

OCLC:

181843798