Unforgettable actions that will always be remembered in honour of Mackenzie King, which made him such a great leader. In my opinion William Lyon Mackenzie King showed that he was an effective leader through his duty of being Canada's 10th Prime Minister for 29 years. King made huge impacts on many lives and both world wars in being Canada's best Prime Minister. Mackenzie King did many effective actions throughout his years of being Prime Minister, however three events stood out the most. King showed that he was an effective leader because he created crown corporations, had a dream to start the British Commonwealth Air Training Program and created Unemployment Insurance for people who needed it. Not only did he serve the longest time as Canada's Prime Minister but he successfully affected many lives.
Firstly, Mackenzie King showed great leadership towards the people because of this dream of starting the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan (BCATP). Mackenzie King was determined in 1939 to have a dream which he believed was a sign of "the power of the airplane in determining ultimate victory". All over the country, Canadians decided to mobilized to take part in this event. In order to take on this event an army of experts would have to be assembled, a development in airfields and equipment, including airplanes. Between the years 1940-1945 there was 151 schools established and thousands civilians that were members of the Royal Canadian Air Force, mainly the Women's division trained and worked for BCATP facilities. By the end of the Second World War, the BCATP had produced 131,553 aircrew, including pilots, wireless operators, air gunners, and navigators for the Air Forces of Great Britain, Australia, New Zealand and Canada. This all Started when Canada's government realized it was an opportunity for them to make a significant commitment to the Allied war efforts.The final agreement was made on December 17, 1939 and all countries that were involved in this dream signed the papers, which listed the percentages of trainees they need to send, the cost they would need to pay, schedule of training times. This all came to a close in March on the 31st 1945. King was so confident in this dream he had envisioned that
One of their key solutions was building the valcartier training camp. The camp had trained over 35 000 men. The camp offered training for a variety of “jobs” in the war to help british troops push the germans back. This was significant area of autonomy for canada because it pushed the canadians to show them as a big threat to canadians, rather than troops travelling overseas to france and britain to train, they have made a camp in canada that trained many soldiers before they were moved to france to join the war. The camp was built by the government but was an idea of Sir Sam Hughes, He was a controversial character throughout the war but with his idea for the camp he had changed many opinions of
Part One - Part 1. What are the six regimes that Aristotle enumerated? In Patrick Malcomson’s piece in The Canadian Regime entitled “Canada’s Regime Principles,” he outlines the six regimes that Aristotle, a Greek philosopher, discussed during his life. Those included regimes ruled by a monarch called a kingship and tyranny. In a kingship regime, the king or queen ruling the country puts the interests of their citizens in the highest regard.
Mackenzie King helped people to get relief after World War One leading Canada through industrialization, much of the great depression, and World War Two. He gave Canada a voice in global matters. King was willing to help the people by providing free medical services As a result, now people who couldn’t afford the medical cost, were getting treated for free. Most of the family doctors received a pay per visit by the government. For example, “He responded to the Depression by establishing the basis of the welfare state.
Mackenzie king was probably the most controversial and ambitious Prime Minister Canada had ever seen. The road for him in procuring and retaining the position of prime minister was not an easy one. His political career was fraught with dangerous obstacles such as his arch nemesis Arthur Meighen, the great depression, and the matter of conscription. Only with his determination and grit was he able to maintain office (although not consecutively), for almost 22 years, becoming Canada’s longest serving prime minister. Although he was an excellent politician he was not this way as a person. He was not below conspiring against his so called friends or even dishonoring their reputation or position. He was very subtle in the ways he obtained and
Politicians from all three prairie provinces continue to push for assimilation of Indians and Metis, believing it to be the “ultimate solution” to fadeout reserves that would see the treaty rights ended. This would also allow the federal government to discontinue its separate programs for status Indian people. Pierre Trudeau and his Liberal government released its “White Paper,” which proposed more complete integration of Indian people that would see an end to Indian status. Indian organizations counteract with their own “Red Paper,” which they wanted to maintain their relation with the federal government and the Queen. They also wanted to preserve the treaties and the Indian Act’s protection of the special status of Indian people. This frustrated
Mackenzie King was willing to help the Canadian economy by providing more facilities, such as implementing policies like unemployment insurance in response to industrialization, economic distress, and changing social realities.People who didn’t have jobs before get the opportunity to insure their families future. Welfare state gave free healthcare to those who qualified for it. King gave benefits to the people for their life insuring their securities. For example, “He'd enacted measures such as the old-age pension, unemployment insurance, and family allowances that launched the welfare state”(One Man's Mackenzie King). People who didn’t have jobs before get the opportunity to insure their families future. As welfare provided free healthcare,
Tom Mulcair will try to make Canada a better country to live in and to make a better and sustainable life for adults, children and seniors. Not everyone is getting the job they want and Tom Mulcair will try his best to change that to full employment. Everyone will receive the same high standard of health care. Child poverty rate is only 1%, it will be 20%. Access to education is available to anyone who wants and needs it. NDP will fight for EPA (education protection act). National debt will be improved to a better standard. Tom Mulcair will help anyone he can. Every chance he gets he’ll try to bring people together. He will give kids a better experience. Tom Mulcair will provide seniors things they need. He is going to give middle-class families
Firstly, the Conscription Crisis of 1942 provoked conflict between the French and English Canadians, but also changed Canadian identity positively during the 1940s. Ever since World War ll began and Canada joined the war the French Canadians highly opposed to the idea of conscription; “[...]English-Canadians, who were mostly in favour of conscription, and French-Canadians, who were strongly opposed.” To begin with, the prime minister of Canada at the time, Mackenzie King had acknowledged the great disagreement the French Canadians had against conscription and made a promise to the nation: “King’s government [...] had promised the nation, and particularly Quebec, that it would not send any conscripts to serve overseas.” The last thing that King wanted to do was to impose conscription especially when Quebec strongly believed in anti-conscription: “The Quebec ministers kept a strong vigil over King's anti-conscription predisposition, reminding him of the terrible divisiveness of the World War 1
During world war 2 mackenzie king showed that Canada is a force to be reckoned with and not just an colony under britain's control. Mackenzie king’s close friendship with British Prime Minister Winston Churchill and U.S. President F. D. Roosevelt was a huge cornerstone of the allied effort. Mackenzie king mobilized the canadian air forces and built the royal canadian air force .Mackenzie king implemented conscription in this war without much crisis between the french and english canadians by making conscription for defense only for most of the war, however he did send some of the defense conscripted soldiers to europe to fight at the end of the war. Mackenzie king put everything into the war effort to
William Lyon Mackenzie King was Canada's tenth prime minster from 1935-1948. He’s Canada’s longest serving prime minster and during his time as prime minster, he has made valuable contributions to help improve Canada. He steered Canada through industrialization, some of the Great Depression and the second world war. Although he lost the election to the conservatives in 1930 due to the reason that he was known to be indecisive and unable to deal with the depression; he proved to be more than what was said of him and made his way back to office in 1935. King was an effective leader, keeping his liberal party unified as he condemned Bennett for unfulfilled promises and rising unemployment and deficits. In 1935, he managed to clean up the mess
From watching his dad become Prime Minister to becoming one himself, this fellow Canadian has impacted Canada the most!
The Suez crisis was a conflict that could have easily turned into a third World War. With a battle between the Israelis and Egyptians at Sinai, the British and French invasion of Egypt, and nuclear threats from the Soviet Union, all of the elements were present to escalate the conflict and pull other countries into the fray. Canada had no direct ties to the Suez crisis, in terms of control or economic interest. However, Canadian Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Lester B. Pearson, persuaded the UN General Assembly to send in the United Nations Emergency Force. Even though Lester B. Pearson dismayed the Commonwealth with his measures for peace, Canada was recognized for starting the first ever United Nations Peacekeeping mission.
Strong leaders require the character trait of fairness as it shows equal treatment and respect of different opinions, and avoids many conflicts. Mackenzie King demonstrated fairness with the English and French speakers in Canada to unite Canada as one, and to avoid conflicts. For example, when King was first elected in 1921, his major goal was to unite all Canadians, mainly focusing on Protestants and Catholics. A month prior to being elected, King wrote in his diary; “A United Canada I made the first consideration…I want farmers, labour, soldiers, business and professions represented, and balance between Protestants, and Catholics.” This demonstrates the fairness Mackenzie King shows towards all labour workers and professions as well as both Anglophones and Francophones, even before getting elected. His “first consideration” is a “balance between Protestants and Catholics”, which displays the significance fairness has in King’s eyes, as it shows that King’s first priority is the fairness between the two groups. Specifically, Mackenzie King demonstrates his fairness with French and English during the Conscription Crisis of 1944. To obtain the support from the French, King had pledged “The present government believes that conscription of men for overseas service would not be necessary or an effective step. Let me say that so long
Throughout Canadian history, a plenty of figures appeared to be significant for the time being. However, out from this great number of candidates that may qualify for the most important Canadian in history, William Lyon Mackenzie King prevails. First elected in 1921 after the Borden's Unionist government failed, Mackenzie King served as the longest serving Canadian head of government ever, holding the office of prime minister for 22 years. During his premiership, Canada developed from an attacked British colony to a major international player, building cornerstones for the golden age of Canadian diplomacy. His war policy made Canada an important contributor in the Allied forces during the World War II, giving supports for British and other
Oftentimes, the best leaders are those who are willing to step up and face the daunting tasks that no one else will. As Prime Minister of England during World War II, Winston Churchill’s leadership left a permanent mark upon history. Many believe that without him, the Allies would have lost the war. In the words of John C. Maxwell, “Leaders become great not because of their power, but because of their ability to empower others.” Churchill prided himself in having courage in all things and possessed the unique ability to provide others with courage also. He led the British empire through battle after battle tirelessly, saying, “Continuous effort – not strength or intelligence – is the key to unlocking our potential.” To him, there was “no use saying ‘we are doing our best.’ You have got to succeed in doing what is necessary.” Although it was almost certain that Britain would lose World War II, Churchill provided the willpower needed to stand against Germany and engendered a motivated and hardworking government, as well as an inspired nation.