John Diefenbaker, Canada’s prime minister from 1957 to 1963, was the head of that government, and it fell in large part—here is where the similarities to today begin—due to American pressure.

Photo by Archive Photo Article content It has been nearly 62 years since Lester Pearson’s Liberals defeated John Diefenbaker’s Progressive Conservatives in the 1963 federal election.

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The following excerpt is from Freedom Fighter: John Diefenbaker’s Battle for Canadian Liberties and Independence by Bob Plamondon, published by the Aristotle Foundation for Public Policy.