Bill Davis : nation builder, and not so bland after all / Steve Paikin.
TITLE:
Bill Davis : nation builder, and not so bland after all / Steve Paikin.
Publication Date:
2016
Publication Information:
Toronto : Dundurn,
Physical Description:
584 p., [16] plates : ill.
Bibliography Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 556-557) and index.
Summary:
Bill Davis, Premier of Ontario from 1971 to 1985, who carried on a Tory dynasty, but was also a crucial Trudeau supporter. He was indispensable in repatriating the Canadian Constitution with an accompanying Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Before he became premier, Davis was perhaps the most important education minister in Ontario history, responsible for the creation of the community college system and TVOntario. As premier, he went on to lead Ontario through buoyant and recessionary economic times, leaving a legacy Ontarians continue to enjoy. Now 87, Davis still lives on Main Street in his beloved Brampton.
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781459731752
