CA-K922Economy & trade

C.D. Howe, “Minister of Everything”

C.D. Howe, about 1940. C.D. Howe, wartime · Fayer · Photo source · Photo licence: Public domain. Resized for display; item previews may be cropped. The image remains under the licence shown.

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Clarence Decatur Howe, born in Massachusetts, came to Canada in 1908 and set up an engineering firm in Port Arthur in 1916. Elected in 1935, he dominated Liberal cabinets for more than two decades, tied his party closely to business and drove Canada’s rapid industrialization in war and peace. He led the creation of many Crown corporations, including Trans-Canada Airlines and Atomic Energy of Canada.

Scope & context

Howe as described in his designation.

Sources behind this record

Clarence Decatur Howe National Historic Person ↗

Parks Canada (Directory of Federal Heritage Designations)

Importance; plaque text