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Austin Edwin Dewar
Austin Edwin Dewar (24 April 1912 – 15 December 1985) was a Liberal party member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was born in Indian Head, Saskatchewan and became an insurance agent, contractor, farmer, grain merchant and hotelier by career. He was first elected to Parliament at the Qu'Appelle riding in the 1949 general election. After serving in the 21st Canadian Parliament The 21st Canadian Parliament was in session from September 15, 1949, until June 13, 1953. The membership was set by the 1949 Canadian federal election, 1949 federal election on June 27, 1949, and it changed only somewhat due to resignations and ..., Dewar did not seek another federal term in the 1953 election. References External links * 1912 births 1985 deaths Liberal Party of Canada MPs Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Saskatchewan 20th-century Canadian farmers 20th-century members of the House of Commons of Canada Farmers from Saskatchewan {{Saskatchewan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indian Head, Saskatchewan
Indian Head is a town in southeast Saskatchewan, Canada, east of Regina, Saskatchewan, Regina on the Trans-Canada Highway. It "had its beginnings in 1882 as the first settlers, mainly of Scottish origin, pushed into the area in advance of the railroad, most travelling by ox-cart from Brandon, Manitoba, Brandon." "Indian" refers to Indigenous peoples in Canada. The town is known for its federally operated experimental farm and tree nursery, which has produced and distributed seedlings for windbreak, shelter belts since 1901. For many years the program was run by the Prairie Farm Rehabilitation Administration (PFRA). Indian Head was incorporated as a town in 1902 and the ''Canadian Journal'' noted that the community was the largest point of initial shipment of wheat in the world. Today it is run by the Agroforestry Development Centre. Today the town "has a range of professional services and tradespeople, financial institutions, and a large number of retail establishments." The Ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Regina—Qu'Appelle
Regina—Qu'Appelle (formerly Qu'Appelle) is a federal electoral district in Saskatchewan, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1904 to 1968 and since 1988. Geography The district includes the northeastern quarter of the city of Regina and the surrounding eastern rural area including the towns of Balgonie, Fort Qu'Appelle, Balcarres, Indian Head, Qu'Appelle, Pilot Butte, and White City; extending northwards to the towns of Southey, Cupar, Raymore, and Punnichy. History The Qu'Appelle riding was first created in 1903 and covered the North-West Territories, including what would later be Saskatchewan. In 1905, the district was amended to just cover Saskatchewan. In 1966, Qu'Appelle riding was abolished when it was redistributed between the Qu'Appelle—Moose Mountain, Regina—Lake Centre, Regina East and Assiniboia ridings. In 1987, Regina—Qu'Appelle was created from parts of the Assiniboia, Humboldt—Lake Centre, Qu'Appelleâ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gladys Strum
Gladys Grace Mae Strum (February 4, 1906 – August 15, 2005) was a Canadian politician. Early life Born in Gladstone, Manitoba, she moved to Saskatchewan when she was 16 to teach. Career She ran unsuccessfully for a seat in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan in 1938 and again in 1944. In 1944, she became president of the Saskatchewan Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF), the first woman to occupy the position for a provincial party in Canada. She was elected to the House of Commons of Canada in 1945 for the riding of Qu'Appelle. She was only the fifth woman ever elected to the House of Commons and the only woman in the 20th Canadian parliament. She was defeated in 1949 and 1953. In 1960, she was elected Saskatoon's first woman in the Saskatchewan legislature. Gladys was a fierce proponent for Canada taking in more European refugees affected by World War II, especially children. She would often state these views during meetings in the House of Commons, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Mang
Henry Philip Mang (11 December 1897 – 30 March 1987) was a Liberal party member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was born in Edenwold, Northwest Territories, which is now in Saskatchewan. Mang trained in Toronto at the Royal College of Dentistry at the University of Toronto where he also took a one-year honours course in Philosophy, English and History. He participated in World War I under the Royal Flying Corps. Eventually, his jobs included farming and teaching and became a school principal. Between 1934 and 1938, Mang was a Liberal member of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan for the Lumsden riding. He was first elected to Parliament at the Qu'Appelle riding in the 1953 general election then after one term was defeated by Alvin Hamilton of the Progressive Conservative party in the 1957 election. Archives There is a Henry Mang fonds at Library and Archives Canada Library and Archives Canada (LAC; ) is the federal institution tasked with acquiring, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grain Trade
The grain trade refers to the local and international trade in cereals such as wheat, barley, maize, rice, and other food grains. Grain is an important trade item because it is easily stored and transported with limited spoilage, unlike other agricultural products. Healthy grain supply and trade is important to many societies, providing a caloric base for most food systems as well as important role in animal feed for animal agriculture. The grain trade began as early as agricultural settlement, identified in many of the early cultures that adopted sedentary farming. Major societal changes have been directly connected to the grain trade, such as the Fall of the Western Roman Empire, fall of the Roman Empire. From the early modern period onward, grain trade has been an important part of Colonialism, colonial expansion and foreign policy. The geopolitical dominance of countries like Australia, the United States, Canada, and the Soviet Union during the 20th century was connected with t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liberal Party Of Canada
The Liberal Party of Canada (LPC; , ) is a federal political party in Canada. The party espouses the principles of liberalism,McCall, Christina; Stephen Clarkson"Liberal Party". ''The Canadian Encyclopedia''. and generally sits at the Centrism, centre to Centre-left politics, centre-left of the Politics of Canada, Canadian political spectrum, with their main rival, the Conservative Party of Canada, Conservative Party, positioned to their Right-wing politics, right and the New Democratic Party positioned to their Left-wing politics, left. The party is described as "big tent",PDF copy at UBC Press. practising "brokerage politics", attracting support from a broad spectrum of voters. The Liberal Party is the longest-serving and oldest active federal political party in the country, and has dominated th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
House Of Commons Of Canada
The House of Commons of Canada () is the lower house of the Parliament of Canada. Together with the Monarchy of Canada#Parliament (King-in-Parliament), Crown and the Senate of Canada, they comprise the Bicameralism, bicameral legislature of Canada. The House of Commons is a democratically elected body whose members are known as Member of Parliament (Canada), members of Parliament (MPs). The number of MPs is adjusted periodically in alignment with each decennial Census in Canada, census. Since the 2025 Canadian federal election, 2025 federal election, the number of seats in the House of Commons has been 343. Members are elected plurality voting, by simple plurality ("first-past-the-post" system) in each of the country's Electoral district (Canada), electoral districts, which are colloquially known as ''ridings''. MPs may hold office until Parliament is dissolved and serve for constitutionally limited terms of up to five years after an election. Historically, however, terms have ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1949 Canadian Federal Election
The 1949 Canadian federal election was held June 27, 1949, to elect members of the House of Commons of Canada of the 21st Canadian Parliament, 21st Parliament of Canada. The Liberal Party of Canada was re-elected with its fourth consecutive government, winning 191 seats (73 percent of the seats in the House of Commons), with just under 50 percent of the popular vote. It was the Liberals' first election in almost thirty years not under the leadership of William Lyon Mackenzie King. King had retired in 1948, and was replaced as Liberal leader and Prime Minister of Canada, Prime Minister by Louis St. Laurent. It was the first federal election with Newfoundland and Labrador, Newfoundland voting, having joined Canada in March of that year. It was also the first election since 1904 Canadian federal election, 1904 in which part of the remaining parts of the Northwest Territories were granted representation, following the partitioning off of the provinces of Alberta and Saskatchewan. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
21st Canadian Parliament
The 21st Canadian Parliament was in session from September 15, 1949, until June 13, 1953. The membership was set by the 1949 Canadian federal election, 1949 federal election on June 27, 1949, and it changed only somewhat due to resignations and by-elections until it was dissolved prior to the 1953 Canadian federal election, 1953 election. It was controlled by a Liberal Party of Canada, Liberal Party majority under Prime Minister of Canada, Prime Minister Louis St. Laurent and the 17th Canadian Ministry. The Official Opposition (Canada), Official Opposition was the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada, Progressive Conservative Party, led by George A. Drew, George Drew. The Speaker of the House of Commons of Canada, Speaker was William Ross Macdonald. See also List of Canadian electoral districts 1947-1952 for a list of the ridings in this parliament. List of members Following is a full list of members of the twenty-first Parliament listed first by province, then by elect ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1953 Canadian Federal Election
The 1953 Canadian federal election was held on August 10, 1953, to elect members of the House of Commons of Canada of the 22nd Parliament of Canada. Prime Minister Louis St. Laurent led his Liberal Party of Canada to its second consecutive majority government, although the party lost seats to the other parties. The Progressive Conservative Party, led by former Premier of Ontario, George Drew, formed the official opposition, but for the last time until 1993, the party was unable to win the popular vote in any of Canada's provinces or territories. This was the last election until 1988 in which any party won back-to-back majorities, and the last until 1997 in which the Liberals would accomplish this feat. This election is the last time that the Liberals would win more seats in Alberta than the largest right-of-centre party in Canada, and the last time they would win more seats than the Tories in Alberta until 1993. Overview Liberal Party Throughout the years since the previous ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1912 Births
This year is notable for Sinking of the Titanic, the sinking of the ''Titanic'', which occurred on April 15. In Albania, this leap year runs with only 353 days as the country achieved switching from the Julian to Gregorian Calendar by skipping 13 days. Friday, 30 November ''(Julian Calendar)'' immediately turned Saturday, 14 December 1912 ''(in the Gregorian Calendar)''. Events January * January 1 – The Republic of China (1912–49), Republic of China is established. * January 5 – The Prague Conference (6th All-Russian Conference of the Russian Social Democratic Labour Party) opens. * January 6 ** German Geophysics, geophysicist Alfred Wegener first presents his theory of continental drift. ** New Mexico becomes the 47th U.S. state. * January 8 – The African National Congress is founded as the South African Native National Congress, at the Waaihoek Wesleyan Church in Bloemfontein, to promote improved rights for Black people, black South Africans, with Joh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1985 Deaths
The year 1985 was designated as the International Youth Year by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 ** The Internet's Domain Name System is created. ** Greenland withdraws from the European Economic Community as a result of a new agreement on fishing rights. * January 7 – Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency launches '' Sakigake'', Japan's first interplanetary spacecraft and the first deep space probe to be launched by any country other than the United States or the Soviet Union. * January 15 – Tancredo Neves is elected president of Brazil by the Congress, ending the 21-year military rule. * January 27 – The Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) is formed, in Tehran. * January 28 – The charity single record "We Are the World" is recorded by USA for Africa. February * February 4 – The border between Gibraltar and Spain reopens for the first time since Francisco Franco closed it in 1969. * February 5 – Australia cancels its involv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
