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'''Allan Joseph MacEachen''' was a Canadian politician. He attended the [[1983 Bilderberg meeting]].
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==Background==
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Born in Inverness on [[Nova Scotia]]'s Cape Breton Island, MacEachen's parents both spoke the distinctive Nova Scotia dialect of Scottish Gaelic at home and MacEachen himself was a fluent speaker. is father was a coal miner, his mother a homemaker.<ref>https://nationalpost.com/pmn/news-pmn/canada-news-pmn/former-federal-liberal-cabinet-minister-allan-maceachen-dies-at-age-96-2</ref>
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==Education==
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MacEachen was a devout [[Roman Catholic]]<ref name=recherche>https://recherche-collection-search.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/home/record?app=fonandcol&IdNumber=5067080 under drop-down boxes "Record information – Details" then "Biography/Administrative history"</ref>. MacEachen obtained a BA in 1944 from [[St. Francis Xavier University]] (SFX). During his studies at, he was influenced by Father [[Moses Coady]] and his Antigonish Movement. This school of Catholic social thought aimed to imbue people with a spirit of solidarity by promoting co-operation, unionism and adult education.<ref name=cape>https://www.historymuseum.ca/blog/allan-maceachen-the-celtic-sphinx-1921-2017</ref><ref name=recherche/>
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Scholarships made it possible for him to continue his studies at the [[University of Toronto]], where he got a MA in Political Economy in 1946, and the [[University of Chicago]], and later at the [[Massachusetts Institute of Technology]].<ref name=cape/>
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His older brothers John became a university professor in the [[United States]].]]<ref name=recherche/>
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==Career==
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MacEachen became the Head of the Department of Economics and Social Sciences at [[St. Francis Xavier University]] in 1948.<ref name=recherche/>
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MacEachen was elected for the first time to the [[House of Commons of Canada]] in the [[1953]] election as a [[Liberal Party of Canada|Liberal]] under the leadership of Prime Minister [[Louis St-Laurent]]. He was defeated in the Progressive Conservative [[John Diefenbaker|Diefenbaker]] sweep in the [[1958]] election, but was reelected in 162, and sat until 1984.<ref>https://nationalpost.com/pmn/news-pmn/canada-news-pmn/former-federal-liberal-cabinet-minister-allan-maceachen-dies-at-age-96-2</ref>
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When [[Lester B. Pearson]] formed a Liberal government in 1963, he appointed MacEachen to [[Cabinet of Canada|cabinet]] as [[Minister of Labour (Canada)|Minister of Labour]]. It was the beginning of a lengthy career in cabinet in which MacEachen has several portfolios under Prime Ministers Pearson, [[Pierre Trudeau]] and [[John Turner]]. Over the course of his career, MacEachen held the following portfolios: Labour, [[Minister of National Health and Welfare (Canada)|National Health and Welfare]], [[Minister of Manpower and Immigration (Canada)|Manpower and Immigration]], [[President of the Queen's Privy Council for Canada|Privy Council]], [[Secretary of State for External Affairs (Canada)|External Affairs]], and [[Minister of Finance (Canada)|Finance]].<ref name=cbc>https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/allan-maceachen-former-federal-liberal-cabinet-minister-dies-1.4286949</ref> MacEachen ran an unsuccessful campaign for the leadership of the Liberal Party in 1968.
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In addition to his ministerial responsibilities, MacEachen served as [[Government House Leader]] on three occasions and became the first [[Deputy Prime Minister of Canada]] in 1977 under [[Pierre Trudeau]], a post that was held whenever Trudeau was in office until the latter retired.<ref name=cbc/>
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MacEachen took the role of Finance Minister and announced the [[National Energy Policy]] as part of his 1980 budget. He also angered public sector unions in his [[1982 Canadian federal budget|1982 budget]] by imposing a wage restraint package dubbed "six and five," which limited wage increases to 6% and 5% for the next two years.<ref name=":LeaderPost">https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=w9EjUEod0xMC&dat=19820629&printsec=frontpage&hl=fr</ref> That was while double-digit interest rates and inflation were common.
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From 1984 to 1991, he was leader of the opposition in the Senate. MacEachen retired from the Senate in 1996 after he had reached the mandatory retirement age of 75.<ref name=cbc/>
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The bachelor's private life was "a closely-guarded secret".<ref name=cape/>
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Latest revision as of 22:50, 22 November 2024

Person.png Allan MacEachen  Rdf-entity.pngRdf-icon.png
(politician)
Allan MacEachen.jpg
BornAllan Joseph MacEachen
July 6, 1921
Inverness, Nova Scotia, Canada
DiedSeptember 12, 2017 (Age 96)
Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada
NationalityCanadian
Alma materSt. Francis Xavier University, University of Toronto, University of Chicago, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
PartyLiberal Party of Canada
Both Deputy Prime Minister of Canada and Canada/President of the Privy Council twice. Attended Bilderberg/1983.

Employment.png Deputy Prime Minister of Canada

In office
3 March 1980 - 30 June 1984
BossPierre Trudeau
Appointed byPierre Trudeau

Employment.png Canada/Minister/Foreign Affairs Wikipedia-icon.png

In office
September 10, 1982 - June 29, 1984

Employment.png Canada/Minister/Finance Wikipedia-icon.png

In office
March 3, 1980 - September 9, 1982
Succeeded byMarc LaLonde

Employment.png Deputy Prime Minister of Canada

In office
16 September 1977 - 4 June 1979
Appointed byPierre Trudeau

Employment.png Canada/President of the Privy Council

In office
14 September 1976 - 3 June 1979

Employment.png Canada/President of the Privy Council

In office
24 September 1970 - 7 August 1974
Preceded byDonald MacDonald

Employment.png Canada/Minister/Manpower and Immigration

In office
July 6, 1968 - September 23, 1970

Employment.png Canada/Minister/National Health and Welfare

In office
December 18, 1965 - July 5, 1968

Employment.png Canada/Minister/Labour

In office
April 22, 1963 - December 18, 1965

Allan Joseph MacEachen was a Canadian politician. He attended the 1983 Bilderberg meeting.

Background

Born in Inverness on Nova Scotia's Cape Breton Island, MacEachen's parents both spoke the distinctive Nova Scotia dialect of Scottish Gaelic at home and MacEachen himself was a fluent speaker. is father was a coal miner, his mother a homemaker.[1]

Education

MacEachen was a devout Roman Catholic[2]. MacEachen obtained a BA in 1944 from St. Francis Xavier University (SFX). During his studies at, he was influenced by Father Moses Coady and his Antigonish Movement. This school of Catholic social thought aimed to imbue people with a spirit of solidarity by promoting co-operation, unionism and adult education.[3][2]

Scholarships made it possible for him to continue his studies at the University of Toronto, where he got a MA in Political Economy in 1946, and the University of Chicago, and later at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.[3]

His older brothers John became a university professor in the United States.]][2]

Career

MacEachen became the Head of the Department of Economics and Social Sciences at St. Francis Xavier University in 1948.[2]

MacEachen was elected for the first time to the House of Commons of Canada in the 1953 election as a Liberal under the leadership of Prime Minister Louis St-Laurent. He was defeated in the Progressive Conservative Diefenbaker sweep in the 1958 election, but was reelected in 162, and sat until 1984.[4]

When Lester B. Pearson formed a Liberal government in 1963, he appointed MacEachen to cabinet as Minister of Labour. It was the beginning of a lengthy career in cabinet in which MacEachen has several portfolios under Prime Ministers Pearson, Pierre Trudeau and John Turner. Over the course of his career, MacEachen held the following portfolios: Labour, National Health and Welfare, Manpower and Immigration, Privy Council, External Affairs, and Finance.[5] MacEachen ran an unsuccessful campaign for the leadership of the Liberal Party in 1968.

In addition to his ministerial responsibilities, MacEachen served as Government House Leader on three occasions and became the first Deputy Prime Minister of Canada in 1977 under Pierre Trudeau, a post that was held whenever Trudeau was in office until the latter retired.[5]

MacEachen took the role of Finance Minister and announced the National Energy Policy as part of his 1980 budget. He also angered public sector unions in his 1982 budget by imposing a wage restraint package dubbed "six and five," which limited wage increases to 6% and 5% for the next two years.[6] That was while double-digit interest rates and inflation were common.

From 1984 to 1991, he was leader of the opposition in the Senate. MacEachen retired from the Senate in 1996 after he had reached the mandatory retirement age of 75.[5]

The bachelor's private life was "a closely-guarded secret".[3]


 

Event Participated in

EventStartEndLocation(s)Description
Bilderberg/198313 May 198315 May 1983Canada
Quebec
Château Montebello		The 31st Bilderberg, held in Canada
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References

  1. ↑ https://nationalpost.com/pmn/news-pmn/canada-news-pmn/former-federal-liberal-cabinet-minister-allan-maceachen-dies-at-age-96-2
  2. ↑ a b c d https://recherche-collection-search.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/home/record?app=fonandcol&IdNumber=5067080 under drop-down boxes "Record information – Details" then "Biography/Administrative history"
  3. ↑ a b c https://www.historymuseum.ca/blog/allan-maceachen-the-celtic-sphinx-1921-2017
  4. ↑ https://nationalpost.com/pmn/news-pmn/canada-news-pmn/former-federal-liberal-cabinet-minister-allan-maceachen-dies-at-age-96-2
  5. ↑ a b c https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/allan-maceachen-former-federal-liberal-cabinet-minister-dies-1.4286949
  6. ↑ https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=w9EjUEod0xMC&dat=19820629&printsec=frontpage&hl=fr
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