Essence of Indecision: Diefenbaker''s Nuclear Policy, 1957-1963
ISBN: 9780773576124
Platform/Publisher: JSTOR / McGill-Queen''s University Press
Digital rights: Users: unlimited; Printing: chapter; Download: chapter
Subjects: Nuclear weapons -- Government policy -- Canada -- History; Canada -- Politics and government -- 1957-1963;

The nuclear issue was a minor political matter when John Diefenbaker became prime minister in 1957. By 1963, it served as a catalyst for his defeat, with many attributing his demise to the indecision with which he handled it. Patricia McMahon tells a more nuanced story in Essence of Indecision.

McMahon Patricia I. :

Patricia I. McMahon is a lawyer and historian. She lives in Toronto.Patricia I. McMahon is a lawyer and historian. She lives in Toronto.


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