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    Robert Lorne Stanfield PC QC FRCGS (April 11, 1914 – December 16, 2003) was a Canadian politician who served as the 17th premier of Nova Scotia from 1956...
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    neighbouring Maritime provinces. The airport is named in honour of Robert Stanfield, the 17th Premier of Nova Scotia and former leader of the federal Progressive...
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    Pierre Trudeau his third term. The Progressive Conservatives, led by Robert Stanfield, did well in the Atlantic provinces, and in the West, but Liberal support...
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  • legislature altogether. The modern party was built by Robert Stanfield after World War II. Stanfield, the scion of a wealthy textile family, had considered...
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    Peter Lougheed and served in the office of federal opposition leader Robert Stanfield, learning the inner workings of Parliament. Clark unsuccessfully ran...
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    known as "Trudeaumania" and helped him win a comfortable majority. Robert Stanfield's Progressive Conservatives lost seats whereas the New Democratic Party's...
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    compared to 107 seats for the opposition Progressive Conservatives led by Robert Stanfield. Trudeau's Liberals experienced a decline in support as a result of...
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    Robert Nelson Stanfield Jr (July 9, 1877 – April 13, 1945) was an American Republican politician and rancher from the state of Oregon who served in the...
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    Gardens in Toronto, Ontario, Canada between September 4 and 9, 1967. Robert Stanfield was elected the new leader. The leader was elected by the approximately...
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  • from 1975 until his death. G.I. Smith is noted for having recruited Robert Stanfield to help rebuild and lead the Progressive Conservatives in Nova Scotia...
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