C.D. Howe
C.D. Howe was a Canadian cabinet minister and one of the most influential figures in Canadian economic policy during World War II and the post-war period. Serving as Minister of Munitions and Supply, he played a critical role in mobilizing Canada's industrial resources for the war effort. Howe is often regarded as the architect of Canada's post-war economic expansion and is known for his significant contributions to the development of Crown corporations and infrastructure projects that shaped the modern Canadian economy.
Born on Nov 24, 1886 (139 years old)
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C.D. Howe was tasked with turning Canada’s war-production machine into profitable peacetime industries.
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C.D. Howe is a historical figure referenced by François-Philippe Champagne as a model for economic leadership.
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C.D. Howe was a wartime Reconstruction Minister whose example is being referenced by Finance Minister Champagne.
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C.D. Howe is referenced as a legendary figure credited with engineering Canada’s industrial economy.
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C.D. Howe led the Canadian War Production Board during World War II.
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C.D. Howe summoned his regiment of 'dollar-a-year men' to Ottawa during the Second World War.
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Critics will say the system cannot move that fast; they forget that Canada under cabinet minister C.D. Howe built 28 Crown corporations during five years of war.
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