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.
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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 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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