Walter Gordon
Walter Gordon was a Canadian politician and businessman known for his tenure as Minister of Finance under Prime Minister Lester B. Pearson in the 1960s. An advocate for economic nationalism, he led a royal commission that highlighted Canada's growing dependence on U.S. capital and pushed for protective measures in the Canadian banking sector, including amendments to the Bank Act that limited foreign ownership in Canadian banks.
Born on Aug 06, 1913 (111 years old)
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| Country | Mentions | Sentiment | Dominance | + Persistence | x Population | = Reach | x GDP (millions) | = Power |
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| Canada | 1 | 5.00 | 0.07% | +0% | 38,005,238 | 27,966 | $1,700,000 | 1,251$ |
| Totals | 1 | 38,005,238 | 27,966 | $1,700,000 | 1,251$ |
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Canada:
Pearson knew little about economics and cared even less, entrusting the nation’s finances to his friend Walter Gordon.
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Canada:
Walter Gordon was a finance minister in Lester Pearson’s cabinet who wasn’t keen on Expo 67.
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Canada:
Canada should return to the 1970s policies inspired by former finance minister Walter Gordon.
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Canada:
Walter Gordon led a royal commission that found U.S. interests accounted for 68 per cent of total investment in Canada’s oil industry in 1955.
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