HIS358H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Cultural Anthropology, Level Set, Lester B. Pearson
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Canada in national experience in the creation of the welfare state. Walter gordon"s report reason to be worried for military, cultural & economic concerns. Leader in the conservative movement about concern about us. Harped on liberal involvement w/ us capitalists w/ pipeline & profits made from that. 1960: americans wanted to put nuclear weapons on canadian soil, but diefenbaker said no even w/ earlier agreement made which they were allowed = embarrassment for himself o: nov. 1962: naval blockade in cuban missile crisis (cold war) Norad put canadian air fleet on warning. Diefenbaker didn"t like this, but norad agreement did embarrassment again. Military leaders ignored him & went on alert anyway: diefenbaker lost next election o, diefenbaker"s leadership defined by us relations: us paranoia got him elected, but made him lose. Liberals back in power w/ lester pearson he re-established good relations w/ us. Wwii-late 60s: welfare state established nothing much has been done since (basically the same)
