Diefenbaker's Death Part 1/4

CBC news special covering the death of John Diefenbaker, former prime minister of Canada, in 1979. Hosted by Knowlton Nash.

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[mrceleb2006]

Xanthochromic, do you have CTV's 1979 coverage of Diefenbaker's passing?

[xanthochromic]

No, I'm afraid I don't.

[324wilson]

I wish we could have PM like him today.

RIP John Diefenbaker!

[oasidghlasdgk]

He was one of the greatest proponents of human rights who ever lived thought...

[vishliberal]

Thanks for posting this.

[TheSamiSolsa]

a supporter of apartheid in south afrika, cancellation of arrow project, and a enthusiastic butt kisser of USA, good riddance this old fart is gone, old cold war mentality isn't need in this day of age.

[sweiland75]

Who is the first man talking?

[Downfacingdog]

@Billdozer614 Louis St. Laurent sucked the new world order dick to secure the loans for the Arrow and the Avro airliner. Pearson and his new world order banker buddies pulled the strings to pressure the chief into scrapping the project which would cause a controversy that would cost him the office of the PM. R.I.P.

[Downfacingdog]

The one and the only "first among equals" Canada has ever seen. We have lost a rare man.

Good-bye, Canada.

[brownie34875]

NEED HELP!

for an assignment in canadian and world poltics, my teacher said that we have to choose a prime minister and compare that PM to a movie.

i.e. stephen harper and the terminator.

any suggestions would be helpful :)

[Billdozer614]

The arrow was a cash cow for a country that didn't even really want be define its self with military power. Besides America would have swiftly designed there own... and see what all that military industrialism has gotten them...better them than us I guess

[GeorgeWBush123456]

Mulrooney owned Diefenbaker's arse. Diefenbaker tried to backstab mulrooney in the 1976 PC convention, and Diefenbaker got what he deserved 3 years later.

See you on Judgement day dief, hope you go straight to hell.

[doubtseventhere]

Dief was a decent guy, but it really is a shame about the Arrow. A really big shame. That thing was amazing for it's time, and even by today's standards, an upgraded model would be fine.