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Cabinet of Canada, October 1970 (CAN)

Contact: can@munuc.org
Committee Group: Continuous Crisis Committees

Chair: Mr. Gabriel Panek
Crisis Director: Mr. Robert Edstrom

Description:
The Canadian Cabinet faces an incredibly challenging time in Canadian history. Set in the midst of the Cold War, forces both foreign and domestic threaten the home and sacred land. The cabinet members must unite across the provinces to deal with a multitude of crises facing the nation, including strained relations with the United States, a group of radical and radically dangerous environmentalists, choices about policy in Southeast Asia, parliamentary secessionists, unrest with the native population, economic hardship, and a large group of upset women. Cabinet members must struggle to come together despite their geographical, social, and political differences to keep Canada safe and prosperous.

Committee Documents

Members:
  • Leader of the Government in the Senate, Mr. Paul Joseph James Martin of Ontario
  • Minister of Agriculture, Mr. Bud Olson of Alberta
  • Minister of Communications/Postmaster General, Mr. Eric Kierans of Quebec
  • Minister of Consumer and Corporate Affairs, Mr. Ron Basford of British Columbia
  • Minister of Energy, Mines, and Resources, Mr. John James Greene of Ontario
  • Minister of Finance, Mr. Edgar Benson of Ontario
  • Minister of Industry, Trade, and Commerce, Mr. Jean-Luc Pepin of Quebec
  • Minister of Justice, Mr. John Turner of Ontario
  • Minister of Labour, Mr. Bryce Mackasey of Quebec
  • Minister of Manpower and Immigration, Mr. Otto Lang of Saskatchewan
  • Minister of National Defence, Mr. Donald Stovel Macdonald of Ontario
  • Minister of National Revenue, Mr. Herb Gray of Ontario
  • Minister of Public Works, Mr. Arthur Laing of British Columbia
  • Minister of Regional Economic Expansion, Mr. Jean Marchand of Quebec
  • Minister of Supply and Services, Mr. James Armstrong Richardson of Manitoba
  • Minister of Transport, Infrastructure, and Communities, Mr. Donald Jamieson of Newfoundland
  • Minister of Veterans Affairs, Mr. Jean-Eudes Dubé of New Brunswick
  • Minister without Portfolio, Mr. Jean-Pierre Côté of Quebec
  • Minister without Portfolio, Mr. Robert Stanbury of Ontario
  • President of the Queen's Privy Council for Canada, Mr. Allan MacEachen of Nova Scotia
  • President of the Treasury Board, Mr. Charles Mills Drury of Quebec
  • Secretary of State for External Affairs, Mr. Mitchell Sharp of Ontario
  • Secretary of State, Mr. Gérard Pelletier of Quebec
  • Solicitor General, Mr. George McIlraith of Ontario