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3 unusual facts about Bert Lawrence


Bert Lawrence

In 1969, Ontario Premier John Robarts brought Lawrence into the cabinet as minister without portfolio, and promoted him in 1970 to Minister of Financial and Commercial Affairs.

He was decorated with the Military Cross by King George VI for engineering a bridge in an advance action at the Risle River near Brionne, France.

La Difference

# "Confederation: The Politics of Survival" portrayed two debates, one at the time of Canadian Confederation as re-enacted by actors, and another contemporary debate concerning the Canadian constitution featuring Quebec provincial legislative members Pierre Laporte and Marcel Masse, and Ontario provincial members Bert Lawrence and Tim Reid



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