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List Of Canadian Postmasters General
The Postmaster General of Canada was the Canadian cabinet minister responsible for the Post Office Department (Canada Post). In 1851, management of the post office was transferred from United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Britain (Royal Mail) to the provincial governments of the Province of Canada, New Brunswick, Newfoundland Colony, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island. The position of Postmaster General was established in each province. With Canadian Confederation in 1867, a single position was created replacing this post in all of the above provinces except Newfoundland. this position was abolished in 1981 when the post office was transformed from a government department into a Crown corporations of Canada, crown corporation. Since 1981 Canada Post has been led by a President and CEO. From 1900 until 1909 the Postmaster General was also responsible for the Department of Labour (Canada), Department of Labour. It now reports to the Minister of Public Services ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Postmasters General Of Canada 1831 To 1929
A postmaster is the head of an individual post office, responsible for all postal activities in a specific post office. When a postmaster is responsible for an entire mail distribution organization (usually sponsored by a national government), the title of Postmaster General is commonly used. Responsibilities of a postmaster typically include management of a centralized mail distribution facility, establishment of letter carrier routes, supervision of letter carriers and clerks, and enforcement of the organization's rules and procedures. The postmaster is the representative of the Postmaster General in that post office. In Canada, many early places are named after the first postmaster. History In the days of horse-drawn carriages, a postmaster was an individual from whom horses and/or riders (known as postilions or "post-boys") could be hired. The postmaster would reside in a "post house". The first Postmaster General of the United States was the notable founding father Ben ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minister Responsible For Canada Post Corporation
The Minister responsible for Canada Post Corporation is a member of the Canadian Cabinet responsible for Canada Post Corporation, the federal Crown corporation responsible for Canada's postal service. The position was created in 1981 assuming some of the responsibilities previously exercised by the Postmaster General of Canada. From 1996 until 2006, the position has been held by the Minister of Public Works and Government Services and from 2006 to 2015 by the Minister of Transport. Since 2015, the Minister of Public Services and Procurement has also been the Minister responsible for Canada Post. References Canada Post Corporation Canada Post Corporation (, trading as Canada Post (), is a Canadian Crown corporation that functions as the primary Postal administration, postal operator in Canada. Originally known as Royal Mail Canada (the operating name of the Post Office ... {{Canada-gov-stub Canada Post 1981 establishments in Canada ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John O'Connor (Canadian Politician)
John O'Connor may refer to: Clergy * John O'Connor (Archdeacon of Emly) ( 1854–1904), Archdeacon of Emly, 1880–1904 * John J. O'Connor (bishop of Newark) (1855–1927), Roman Catholic Bishop of Newark * John O'Connor (priest) (1870–1952), British Roman Catholic priest, model for the fictional detective Father Brown * John O'Connor (cardinal) (1920–2000), Roman Catholic Archbishop of New York Politicians * John O'Connor (Canadian politician) (1824–1887) * John O'Connor (Lord Mayor of Dublin) ( 1835–1891), Lord Mayor of Dublin and MP for South Kerry * John O'Connor (North Kildare MP) (1850–1928) * John O'Connor (Australian politician) (1878–1937), member of the South Australian House of Assembly * John J. O'Connor (New York representative) (1885–1960), US Representative from New York *John J. O'Connor (Brooklyn politician) (1855–1898), member of the New York State Assembly * John M. O'Connor (born 1954), Attorney General of Oklahoma * John S. O'Connor (1896–1967 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John O'Connor
John O'Connor may refer to: Clergy * John O'Connor (Archdeacon of Emly) ( 1854–1904), Archdeacon of Emly, 1880–1904 * John J. O'Connor (bishop of Newark) (1855–1927), Roman Catholic Bishop of Newark * John O'Connor (priest) (1870–1952), British Roman Catholic priest, model for the fictional detective Father Brown * John O'Connor (cardinal) (1920–2000), Roman Catholic Archbishop of New York Politicians * John O'Connor (Canadian politician) (1824–1887) * John O'Connor (Lord Mayor of Dublin) ( 1835–1891), Lord Mayor of Dublin and MP for South Kerry * John O'Connor (North Kildare MP) (1850–1928) * John O'Connor (Australian politician) (1878–1937), member of the South Australian House of Assembly * John J. O'Connor (New York representative) (1885–1960), US Representative from New York * John J. O'Connor (Brooklyn politician) (1855–1898), member of the New York State Assembly * John M. O'Connor (born 1954), Attorney General of Oklahoma * John S. O'Connor (1896 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John A
Sir John Alexander Macdonald (10 or 11January 18156June 1891) was the first prime minister of Canada, serving from 1867 to 1873 and from 1878 until his death in 1891. He was the Fathers of Confederation, dominant figure of Canadian Confederation, and had a political career that spanned almost half a century. Macdonald was born in Scotland; when he was a boy his family immigrated to Kingston, Ontario, Kingston in the Province of Upper Canada (today in eastern Ontario). As a lawyer, he was involved in several high-profile cases and quickly became prominent in Kingston, which elected him in 1844 to the legislature of the Province of Canada. By 1857, he had become List of Joint Premiers of the Province of Canada, premier under the colony's unstable political system. In 1864, when no party proved capable of governing for long, he agreed to a proposal from his political rival, George Brown (Canadian politician), George Brown, that the parties unite in a Great Coalition to seek fede ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1st Canadian Ministry
The First Canadian Ministry was the first cabinet chaired by Prime Minister John A. Macdonald. It governed Canada from 1 July 1867 to 5 November 1873, including all of the 1st Canadian Parliament as well as the first eight months of the Second. The government was formed by the Liberal-Conservative Party in coalition with the old Conservative Party of Canada. Macdonald was also Prime Minister in the Third Canadian Ministry. Ministers *Prime Minister **1 July 1867 – 7 November 1873: John A. Macdonald * Minister of Agriculture **1 July 1867 – 16 November 1869: Jean-Charles Chapais **16 November 1869 – 25 October 1871: Christopher Dunkin **25 October 1871 – 7 November 1873: John Henry Pope * Minister of Customs **1 July 1867 – 22 February 1873: Samuel Leonard Tilley **22 February 1873 – 7 November 1873: Charles Tupper * Minister of Finance **1 July 1867 – 18 November 1867: Alexander Tilloch Galt **18 November 1867 – 9 October 1869: John Rose **9 October ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander Campbell (Canadian Politician)
Sir Alexander Campbell (March 9, 1822 – May 24, 1892) was an Upper Canadian statesman and a father of Canadian Confederation. Life Born in Hedon, Yorkshire, he was brought to Canada by his father, James Campbell who was a doctor, when he was one year old. He was educated in French at St. Hyacinthe in Quebec and in the grammar school at Kingston, Ontario. Campbell studied law and was called to the bar in 1843. He became a partner in John A. Macdonald's law office. Campbell was a Freemason of St. John's Lodge, No. 3 (Ontario) of Kingston (now The Ancient St. John's No. 3). When the government was moved to Quebec in 1858, Campbell resigned. He was elected to the Legislative Council of the Province of Canada in 1858 and 1864, and served as the last Commissioner of Crown Lands 30 March 1864 – 30 June 1867. He attended the Charlottetown Conference and the Quebec City Conference in 1864, and at Confederation was appointed to the Senate of Canada. He later held a number o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Progressive Conservative Party Of Canada
The Progressive Conservative Party of Canada (PC; ) was a Centrism, centre to centre-right List of federal political parties in Canada, federal political party in Canada that existed from 1942 to 2003. From Canadian Confederation in 1867 until 1942, the Conservative Party of Canada (1867–1942), original Conservative Party of Canada participated in numerous governments and had multiple names. In 1942, its name was changed to the Progressive Conservative Party under the request of newly elected party leader Premier of Manitoba, Premier John Bracken of Manitoba, a former member of the Progressive Party of Manitoba. In the 1957 Canadian federal election, 1957 federal election, John Diefenbaker carried the party to their first victory in 27 years and 1958 Canadian federal election, the following year, led the party to the largest federal electoral landslide in history. During his tenure, human rights initiatives were achieved, most notably the Canadian Bill of Rights, Bill of Righ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Liberal And Conservative Party
The National Liberal and Conservative Party was the name adopted by the Conservative Party of Canada in 1920 after the end of the Unionist government of Robert Borden. The Conservatives, led by Arthur Meighen, adopted the name in the hope of making permanent the war-time Unionist coalition of Conservatives and pro-conscription Liberals (known as Liberal-Unionists). Very few Liberals stayed with the party, and some Conservatives balked at the move. MP John Hampden Burnham quit the government caucus to sit as an Independent Conservative and then resigned from the House of Commons in an attempt to win a by-election on the issue. After its defeat in the 1921 election the party caucus adopted the name Liberal-Conservative Party used until 1917 (although it was commonly known as the Conservative Party). The name was officially changed to the National Conservative Party at the party's 1938 convention. See also *List of political parties in Canada This article lists political party ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Unionist Party (Canada)
The Unionist Party was a centre to centre-right political party in Canada, composed primarily of former members of the Conservative party with some individual Liberal members of Parliament. It was formed in 1917 by MPs who supported the " Union government" formed by Sir Robert Borden during the First World War, who formed the government through the final years of the war, and was a proponent of conscription. It was opposed by the remaining Liberal MPs, who sat as the official opposition. The Unionist Party continued to exist until 1922, at which time the Conservative elements re-formed the Conservative party. Formation In May 1917, Conservative Prime Minister Borden proposed the formation of a national unity government or coalition government to Liberal leader Sir Wilfrid Laurier in order to enact conscription and to govern for the remainder of the war. Laurier rejected this proposal because of the opposition of his Quebec MPs and fears that Quebec nationalist leader Henr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
