Commissions high : Canada in London, 1870-1971 / Roy MacLaren.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

MacLaren, Roy.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Canada. Canadian High Commission (Great Britain)--History.

Canada.

Commonwealth (Organization).

Ambassadors--Canada.

Ambassadors.

Diplomatic and consular service, Canadian--Great Britain--History.

Diplomatic and consular service, Canadian.

Nationalism--Canada--History.

Nationalism.

Canada--Foreign relations--Great Britain.

Great Britain--Foreign relations--Canada.

Great Britain.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (580 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Montreal ; Ithaca : McGill-Queen's University Press, c2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

MacLaren, a former diplomat posted to London, offers an insider's perspective on immigration, Canada's trade and finance, the coronation of George VI, the Paris Peace Conference of 1919, and NATO. For many years the position of high commissioner was so important that the incumbent had to be a minister in the Canadian government. MacLaren argues that, despite today's shift in Anglo-Canadian relations, a political appointee can be more effective in the role.

Contents:

Front Matter

Contents

Preface

Sir John Rose, 1869-1880

Sir Alexander Galt, 1880-1883

Sir Charles Tupper, 1883-1896

Lord Strathcona, 1896-1914

Sir George Perley, 1914-1922

Peter Larkin, 1922-1930

Howard Ferguson, 1930-1935

Vincent Massey, 1935-1946

Norman Robertson, 1946-1949

Dana Wilgress, 1949-1952

Norman Robertson, 1952-1957

George Drew, 1957-1964

Lionel Chevrier, 1964-1967

Charles Ritchie, 1967-1971

Notes

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Limited edition of 783 print copies.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [545]-555) and index.

ISBN:

9786612850097

9780773577411

0773577416

9781282850095

1282850091

9780773560123

0773560122

OCLC:

311308083