List of Members of the Canadian House of Commons with military service (W)
Table:
Name
Elected Party
Constituency
Elected date
Military service

Ian Grant Wahn
Liberal
St. Paul's
June 18, 1962
Canadian Army

John Walker
Liberal
London
January 22, 1874
Militia (1875-1884)

Thomas George Wallace
Conservative
York Centre
October 26, 1908
Militia (1899-1900)

Henry Alfred Ward
Conservative
Durham East
August 24, 1885
Militia (1903-1909)

George Dyer Weaver
Liberal
Churchill
June 27, 1949
South African Army (1942-1944), Canadian Army (1944-1945)

Roderick Arthur Ennis Webb
Progressive Conservative
Hastings—Frontenac
October 5, 1959
Royal Canadian Air Force (1940-1945)

Oscar William Weichel
Progressive Conservative
Waterloo North
March 31, 1958
Canadian Army

Robert Weir
Conservative
Melfort
July 28, 1930
Canadian Army (1915-1919)

Anton Weselak
Liberal
Springfield
August 10, 1953
Royal Canadian Air Force (1942-1945)

Eugene Whelan
Liberal
Essex South
June 18, 1962
Canadian Army

Ross Whicher
Liberal
Bruce
June 25, 1968
Canadian Army, British Army

George Stanley White
National Government
Hastings—Peterborough
March 26, 1940
Canadian Army

Gerald Verner White
Conservative
Renfrew North
October 9, 1906
Canadian Army

Harry Oliver White
Progressive Conservative
Middlesex East
June 11, 1945
Canadian Army

Randy White
Reform
Fraser Valley West
October 25, 1993
Canadian Forces Air Command

Frederick Primrose Whitman
Liberal
Mount Royal
March 26, 1940
Canadian Army

George H. Whittaker
Progressive Conservative
Okanagan Boundary
October 30, 1972
Royal Air Force

William Hannum Wightman
Progressive Conservative
Scarborough West
May 22, 1979
Canadian Army, Royal Canadian Air Force (1950-)

Arthur Trefusis Heneage Williams
Conservative
Durham East
September 17, 1878
Militia (1866-1885)

William C. Winegard
Progressive Conservative
Guelph
September 4, 1984
Royal Canadian Navy (1942-1945)

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Ian Grant Wahn ( April 18 , 1916 - October 14 , 1999 ) was a Canadian politician and lawyer . He was elected to the House of Commons of Canada as a Member of the Liberal Party in the riding of St. Paul 's in the 1962 election . He was re-elected in 1963 , 1965 , 1968 and defeated in 1972 . Prior to his federal political career , he was a captain in the Canadian Army ( Supplementary Reserve ) .
The Liberal Party of Canada ( French : Parti libéral du Canada ) is the oldest and longest-serving political party in Canada . The party has dominated federal politics for much of Canada 's history , holding power for almost 70 years in the 20th century - more than any other party in a developed country - and as a result , it is sometimes referred to as Canada 's natural governing party . The party espouses the principles of liberalism , and generally sits at the centre to centre-left of the Canadian political spectrum , with the Conservative Party positioned to the centre-right and the New Democratic Party ( who at times aligned itself with the Liberals during minority governments ) , occupying the centre-left to left . Like their federal Conservative Party rivals , the party is often described as a big tent , attracting support from a broad spectrum of voters . In the late 1970s , Prime Minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau claimed that his Liberal Party adhered to the radical centre . The Liberals ' signature policies and legislative decisions include universal health care , the Canada Pension Plan , Canada Student Loans , peacekeeping , multilateralism , official bilingualism , official multiculturalism , patriating the Canadian constitution and the entrenchment of Canada 's Charter of Rights and Freedoms , the Clarity Act , legalizing same-sex marriage , euthanasia , and cannabis , national carbon pricing , and reproductive choice . In the 2015 federal election , the Liberal Party under Justin Trudeau had its best result since the 2000 election , winning 39.5 percent of the popular vote and 184 seats , gaining a majority of seats in the House of Commons . However , in the 2019 federal election , they lost their majority , winning 157 seats , but they still remained the largest party in the House .
Toronto - St. Paul 's is a federal electoral district in Toronto , Ontario , Canada , that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1935 . Its current MP is Carolyn Bennett . Prior to the 2015 election , the riding was known as St. Paul 's . The small but densely populated riding covers the area to the north and northeast of Downtown Toronto ( often called Midtown Toronto ) . In the past , it had been considered a bellwether riding , having been represented by only three opposition MPs . However , like most Toronto-based ridings , the Liberals have dominated recent elections . Since the Liberals won all but one seat in Ontario in their 1993 landslide , they have won all but one election in St. Paul 's by 10,000 votes or more . As of 2015 , it includes the southern two-thirds of the wealthy Toronto neighbourhood of Forest Hill , plus the neighbourhoods of Deer Park , Davisville Village , Chaplin Estates , South Hill , Humewood-Cedarvale , the southern two-thirds of Fairbank , and the northern half of Summerhill .
The Canadian Army ( French : Armée canadienne ) is the command responsible for the operational readiness of the conventional ground forces of the Canadian Armed Forces . As of 2018 [ update ] the Army has 23,000 regular soldiers , about 19,000 reserve soldiers , including 5,000 rangers , for a total of 40,000 soldiers . The Army is supported by 3,000 civilian employees . It maintains regular forces units at bases across Canada , and is also responsible for the Army Reserve , the largest component of the Primary Reserve . The Commander of the Canadian Army and Chief of the Army Staff is Lieutenant-General Wayne Eyre . The name Canadian Army came into official use beginning only in 1940 ; from before Confederation until the Second World War the official designation was Canadian Militia . On 1 April 1966 , as a precursor to the unification of Canada 's armed services , all land forces , plus RCAF tactical units , were placed under a new command called Force Mobile Command . The Canadian Army persisted as a legal entity for two more years , before it amalgamated with the Royal Canadian Navy , and Royal Canadian Air Force to form a single service called the Canadian Armed Forces . Force Mobile Command was renamed Mobile Command in 1991-2 , and Land Force Command in 1993 . In August 2011 , Land Force Command reverted to the pre-1968 title of the Canadian Army .
John Walker ( January 24 , 1832 - August 14 , 1889 ) was a Scottish-born industrialist and political figure in Ontario . He represented London in the House of Commons of Canada in 1874 as a Liberal member . Born in Argyleshire , the son of John Walker and Mary McHardy , Walker was educated at the Stirling Academy and established himself in business in Leith and later Glasgow . He served as a member of the Queen 's Own Yeomanry Cavalry in Glasgow . In 1856 , he married Janet Machattie ; she died in 1863 . Walker came to Kent County , Canada West in 1864 , chosen by investors in Scotland to develop agricultural and oil interests on property formerly owned by George Brown . On his arrival , he was named magistrate . Walker raised a volunteer company during the Fenian raids and later reached the rank of lieutenant-colonel in the militia . In 1867 , he settled in London , Ontario , where he established a plant for the production of sulfuric acid and an oil refinery . For a time , he served as vice-president for the Canadian Pacific Railway . In 1868 , Walker married Laura , the daughter of Jacob Hespeler . Walker defeated John Carling in the 1874 federal election but , after his election was overturned on appeal , James Harshaw Fraser won the 1875 by-election that followed .
London was a federal electoral district represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 1968 . It was located in the province of Ontario . It consisted initially of the City of London , Ontario . In 1914 , it was redefined to exclude parts of the former township of London , which was now a part of the city . In 1924 , it was redefined as consisting of that part of the city of London lying west of and south of a line following ( from the north ) Adelaide Street and Oxford Street , the east side of Wolsley Barracks area , Middleton Avenue , Glasgow Street , Lorne Avenue , Burbrook Place , Dundas Street , Swinyard Street , Pine Street , Elm Street , Trafalgar Street , Adelaide Street , the south branch of the River Thames , Beverly Street , and Wellington Street south to the south boundary of the city .
Thomas George Wallace ( May 7 , 1879 - February 20 , 1921 ) was a Canadian Member of Parliament for the Ontario ridings of York Centre and York West . Wallace was born in Ottawa , Ontario on May 7 , 1879 , and served as a private in the Royal Canadian Regiment during the Second Boer War , serving overseas in South Africa . He later worked as a merchant and miller before being elected to the House of Commons as a member of the Conservative Party for the riding of York Centre in the 1908 federal election . He was re-elected in 1911 . After the riding of York Centre was abolished in 1917 , Wallace was elected under the Unionist Party banner in the riding of York West in the election of that year . Thomas George Wallace died in office on February 20 , 1920 at the age of 41 .
The Conservative Party of Canada has gone by a variety of names over the years since Canadian Confederation . Initially known as the Liberal-Conservative Party , it dropped Liberal from its name in 1873 , although many of its candidates continued to use this name . As a result of World War I and the Conscription Crisis of 1917 , the party joined with pro-conscription Liberals to become the Unionist Party , led by Robert Borden from 1917 to 1920 , and then the National Liberal and Conservative Party until 1922 . It then reverted to Liberal-Conservative Party until 1938 , when it became simply the National Conservative Party . It ran in the 1940 election as National Government even though it was in opposition . The party was almost always referred to as simply the Conservative Party or Tories .
York Centre ( French : York-Centre ) is a federal electoral district in Ontario , Canada , that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1904 to 1917 and since 1953 . As per the 2016 Census , 17.0% of York Centre residents are of Filipino ethnic origin and 16.0% belong to the Filipino visible minority , which are the highest such figures among all City of Toronto ridings . At the same time , the York Centre riding has the highest percentage of residents of Russian ( 9.5% ) and Jewish ( 5.6% ) ethnic origins ( in the 2011 National Household Survey , 13.6% of York Centre residents has filled in a Jewish ethnic origin ) . The riding was previously considered one of the safest Liberal Party seats in Canada ; however , this changed as the Conservative Party has gained ground the last few elections , and its candidate Mark Adler won the seat in 2011 . However , the Liberal Party regained the seat in 2015 with its candidate Michael Levitt .
Henry Alfred Ward ( August 20 , 1849 - May 11 , 1934 ) was a Canadian politician . Born in Port Hope , Canada West , the only surviving son of the late George C. Ward , Registrar for Durham County , Ontario . He became a lawyer and was elected Mayor of Port Hope in 1885 , 1893 and 1894 . He was first elected to the House of Commons of Canada for Durham East in an 1885 by-election . A Conservative , he was re-elected in 1887 but did not run in 1891 . He ran again and was elected in 1900 and 1904 ( for the riding of Durham ) . The Ward family of Port Hope , Ontario were of English descent . Henry Ward was a grandson of Captain Thomas Ward ( 1770-1861 ) , who as born in London and came to Canada with Governor John Graves Simcoe in 1791 . Captain Ward was one of the first statute lawyers of Upper Canada and one of the first benchers of the Law Society of Upper Canada . Until 1808 , he was Registrar of Northumberland County , Ontario , residing at Brighton . In that year he became Registrar for Durham County , Ontario and removed to Port Hope . In later life he also held the offices of Judge of the County Court and Clerk of the Peace for the Newcastle District .
Durham East was a federal electoral district represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 1904 . It was located in the province of Ontario . It was created by the British North America Act of 1867 which divided the county of Durham into two ridings : Durham West and Durham East . The East Riding of Durham was abolished in 1903 when it was merged into Durham riding .
George Dyer Weaver ( 16 September 1908 - 7 May 1986 ) was a Liberal party member of the House of Commons of Canada . Born in Prince Albert , Saskatchewan , he was a metallurgical engineer by career . Weaver was born in Prince Albert , Saskatchewan . He trained for his engineering career at the Royal Military College of Canada , then served in South Africa 's army between 1942 and 1944 . From there , he joined the Royal Canadian Corps of Signals until October 1945 , serving as a lieutenant . He was first elected to Parliament at the Churchill riding in the 1949 general election after an unsuccessful campaign there in 1945 . Weaver was re-elected for successive terms in 1949 and 1953 then defeated in the 1957 election by Robert Simpson of the Progressive Conservative party . Weaver died on 7 May 1986 and is buried in Melfort , Saskatchewan at Mount Pleasant Cemetery
Churchill - Keewatinook Aski ( formerly Churchill ) is a federal electoral district in Manitoba , Canada , that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1935 . It covers the northern four-fifths of Manitoba , a vast wilderness area dotted with small municipalities and First Nations reserves . It was named after the town of Churchill , Manitoba , which resides on Churchill River . It is the fifth-largest riding in all of Canada . The riding has the highest percentage of Aboriginal peoples ( 61.1% ) in Canada . ; the highest percentage of Cree speakers - both those whose mother tongue ( 21.6% ) is Cree as well as those that use it as home language ( 16.6% ) - is also to be found there .
The South African Army is the army of South Africa , first formed after the Union of South Africa was created in 1910 . The South African military evolved within the tradition of frontier warfare fought by Boer Commando ( militia ) forces , reinforced by the Afrikaners ' historical distrust of large standing armies . It then fought as part of the wider British effort in World War II , but afterwards was cut off from its long-standing Commonwealth ties with the ascension to power of the National Party in South Africa in 1948 . The army was involved in a long and bitter counter-insurgency campaign in Namibia from 1966 to 1990 . It also played a key role in controlling sectarian political violence inside South Africa during the late 1980s and early 1990s . The role of the Army was fundamentally changed by the upheavals of the early 1990s and after 1994 the Army became part of the new South African National Defence Force . It is now becoming increasingly involved in peacekeeping efforts in southern Africa , often as part of wider African Union operations . The Army is composed of roughly 40,100 regular uniformed personnel , augmented by 12,300 reserve force personnel . The rank/age structure of the army , which deteriorated desperately during the 1990s , is greatly improving through the Military Skills Development ( MSDS ) voluntary national service system . Through this system , young healthy members are being inducted into the regular and reserve forces every year .
Roderick Arthur Ennis Webb ( 22 July 1910 - 1 October 1999 ) was a Progressive Conservative party member of the House of Commons of Canada . He was born in Toronto , Ontario and became an electrician and merchant by career . He was first elected at the Hastings - Frontenac riding in a 5 October 1959 by-election then re-elected there in the 1962 , 1963 and 1965 federal elections . After completing his final House of Commons term in 1968 , the 27th Canadian Parliament , Rod Webb did not seek further re-election .
The Progressive Conservative Party of Canada ( French : Parti progressiste-conservateur du Canada ; PC ) was a federal political party in Canada . In 2003 , the party membership voted to dissolve the party and merge with the Canadian Alliance to form the modern-day Conservative Party of Canada . One member of the Senate of Canada , Elaine McCoy , sat as an Independent Progressive Conservative until 2016 . The conservative parties in most Canadian provinces still use the Progressive Conservative name . Some PC Party members formed the Progressive Canadian Party , which has attracted only marginal support .
Hastings - Frontenac was a federal electoral district in Ontario , Canada , that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1953 to 1968 , and from 1979 to 1980 .
The Royal Canadian Air Force ( RCAF ; French : Aviation royale canadienne , ARC ) is the air force of Canada . Its role is to provide the Canadian Forces with relevant , responsive and effective airpower . The RCAF is one of three environmental commands within the unified Canadian Armed Forces . As of 2013 , the Royal Canadian Air Force consists of 14,500 Regular Force and 2,600 Primary Reserve personnel , supported by 2,500 civilians , and operates 258 manned aircraft and 9 unmanned aerial vehicles . Lieutenant-General Al Meinzinger is the current Commander of the Royal Canadian Air Force and Chief of the Air Force Staff . The Royal Canadian Air Force is responsible for all aircraft operations of the Canadian Forces , enforcing the security of Canada 's airspace and providing aircraft to support the missions of the Royal Canadian Navy and the Canadian Army . The RCAF is a partner with the United States Air Force in protecting continental airspace under the North American Aerospace Defense Command ( NORAD ) . The RCAF also provides all primary air resources to and is responsible for the National Search and Rescue Program . The RCAF traces its history to the Canadian Air Force , which was formed in 1920 . The Canadian Air Force was granted royal sanction in 1924 by King George V to form the Royal Canadian Air Force . In 1968 , the RCAF was amalgamated with the Royal Canadian Navy and the Canadian Army , as part of the unification of the Canadian Forces . Air units were split between several different commands : Air Defence Command ( interceptors ) , Air Transport Command ( airlift , search and rescue ) , Mobile Command ( tactical fighters , helicopters ) , Maritime Command ( anti-submarine warfare , maritime patrol ) , as well as Training Command .
Oscar William Mike Weichel ( 26 January 1894 - 1 March 1968 ) was a Progressive Conservative party member of the House of Commons of Canada . He was born in Elmira , Ontario and became a journalist and postmaster by career . The son of John S. Weichel and Ida Rappel , he was educated in Elmira , Kitchener and at the Toronto Business College . Weichel was a talented sportsman in hockey and baseball and was within reach of a professional career . However , during military service in World War I , one of Weichel 's legs was destroyed thereby ending his future prospects in these sports . He then directed his attention to coaching and administrative work , including 20 years of service on the executive of the Ontario Minor Hockey Association . Weichel worked as a journalist with the Kitchener-Waterloo Record . He was secretary for the Toronto Harbour Commission from 1920 to 1922 and served as postmaster for Elmira from 1922 to 1958 . In 1923 , he married Olive Elizabeth Hughes . By the late 1950s , his interests turned to politics . Weichel won a House of Commons seat at the Waterloo North riding in the 1958 general election and was re-elected there in 1962 and 1963 . After completing his final term , the 26th Canadian Parliament , Weichel left federal politics and did not seek re-election as of the 1965 federal election .
Waterloo North was a federal electoral district represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 1968 . It was located in the province of Ontario . It was created by the British North America Act of 1867 which entitled each of north and south ridings of the County of Waterloo to elect one Member of Parliament . The North Riding of Waterloo was defined in 1859 as consisting of the Townships of North Waterloo , Woolwich and Wellesley , and the Town of Berlin and Village of Waterloo . In 1903 , it was re-defined to consist of the townships of North Waterloo , Wellesley and Woolwich , the towns of Berlin and Waterloo , and the village of Elmira . In 1924 , it was re-defined to consist of the townships of Wellesley and Woolwich , and the northern part of the township of Waterloo . In 1947 , it was re-defined to consist of the city of Kitchener , the town of Waterloo and the townships of Wellesley and Woolwich , and the northern part of the township of Waterloo . The electoral district was abolished in 1966 when it was redistributed between Kitchener , Waterloo and Wellington - Grey ridings .
Robert Weir , PC ( December 5 , 1882 - March 7 , 1939 ) was a Canadian politician . Weir was born in Wingham , Ontario , and was a teacher by training . After working in Ontario he moved to Regina , Saskatchewan , where he taught , worked as an actuary , public school inspector , farmer and horse , cattle and hog breeder . He fought in World War I and was wounded at the Third Battle of Ypres . He was elected to the House of Commons of Canada in the 1930 federal election becoming the Conservative MP for Melfort , Saskatchewan . He was appointed to the Cabinet as Minister of Agriculture under Richard Bennett at a time when farmers were faced with the drought known as the Dust Bowl as well as the general crisis of the Great Depression which caused wheat prices to collapse from $ 1.28 to 60 cents a bushel within three years . Under Weir 's tenure , agricultural researchers attempted to teach farmers how to prevent soil drifting that caused the Dust Bowl and initiated a major grasshopper control campaign in 1933 that reduced crop losses . The National Products Marketing Act , which attempted to establish a national marketing board was declared unconstitutional in 1934 for exceeding the federal government 's jurisdiction . Weir 's Prairie Farm Rehabilitation Administration Act passed in April 1935 . The law provided money to farmers to encourage them to improve their farming practices , conserve water supplies and adopt new land use practices . He also reformed and expanded scientific research by the Department of Agriculture in conjunction with the National Research Council .
Melfort was a federal electoral district in Saskatchewan , Canada , that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1925 to 1953 . It was created in 1924 from Prince Albert riding , and was abolished in 1952 when it was redistributed into Humboldt - Melfort , Mackenzie , Prince Albert , and Rosthern ridings .
Anton Bernard Weselak ( 11 February 1918 - 17 January 1989 ) was a Canadian lawyer and politician . Weselak was a Liberal party member of the House of Commons of Canada . He was born in Beausejour , Manitoba and became a lawyer after studies at the Manitoba Law School . Weselak began a legal practice in Beausejour after his Call to the Bar in 1948 . He was first elected to Parliament at the Springfield riding in the 1953 general election . After serving only one term , the 22nd Canadian Parliament , he was defeated by Jake Schulz of the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation in the 1957 election . Weselak made a further attempt to win back the seat in the 1958 election but lost to Val Yacula who unseated Schulz . When Yacula died shortly after that victory , Weselak was again unsuccessful in a December 1958 by-election campaign . During the 1956 Suez Crisis , Weselak was part of Lester B. Pearson 's delegation to the United Nations . Pearson was then External Affairs minister under the Louis St. Laurent government , and his efforts led to the formation of United Nations peacekeeping force which defused a full-scale Middle Eastern war . In the years before his retirement in 1985 , Weselak was a Toronto-based immigration appeal court judge . He died on 17 January 1989 and his funeral was in Trenton , Ontario .
Springfield was a federal electoral district in Manitoba , Canada , that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1917 to 1968 . This riding was created in 1914 from parts of Selkirk riding . It was abolished in 1966 when it was redistributed into Churchill , Portage , Provencher , Selkirk and Winnipeg North ridings . Springfield was a swing riding , often returning members of the Liberal , Progressive Conservative , and New Democratic parties and their historical equivalents . The riding was most recently held by NDP MP Ed Schreyer , before it was dissolved into surrounding ridings .
Eugene Francis Gene Whelan , PC , OC , CD , PAg ( /ˈhwiːlən/ ; ( 1924-07-11 ) July 11 , 1924 - ( 2013-02-19 ) February 19 , 2013 ) was a Canadian politician , sitting in the House of Commons from 1962 to 1984 , and in the Senate from 1996 to 1999 . He was also Minister of Agriculture under Pierre Trudeau from 1972 to 1984 , and became one of Canada 's best-known politicians . During his career , he would meet Queen Elizabeth II , help Canada beat U.S. president Richard Nixon to the punch in opening up China , and play a catalyzing role in the fall of the Iron Curtain and the end of the Cold War . In an editorial immediately following his death , the Windsor Star said :
Essex South was a federal and provincial electoral district represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1882 to 1968 . It was located in the province of Ontario . This riding was created in 1882 from parts of Essex riding . It was created when the County of Essex was divided into two ridings : Essex North and Essex South . It initially consisted of the townships of Anderdon , Malden , North Colchester , South Colchester , Gosfield , Mersea , the town of Amherstburg , the villages of Leamington and Kingsville , and Pelée Island in the county of Essex . In 1903 , it was expanded to include the townships of Malden , Tilbury North , Tilbury West , Essex , and the portion of the village of Tilbury lying in the county of Essex . In 1914 , it was expanded to include the village of Wheatley lying in the county of Essex . In 1924 , it was redefined to consist of the townships of Anderdon , Malden , Sandwich South , Colchester ( North and South ) , Gosfield ( North and South ) , Mersea and Pelee Island in the county of Essex , and the part of the village of Wheatley lying in the county of Kent . In 1933 , it was expanded to exclude the township of Sandwich South , and the village of Wheatley . In 1947 , it was redefined to include Pelee Island , Sandwich South , Tilbury West and the town of Essex , and exclude the village of Wheatley and the town of Tilbury . In 1952 , it was redefined to consist of the townships of Anderdon , Malden , Colchester ( North and South ) , Gosfield ( North and South ) , Mersea , Pelee Island , Sandwich South , Tilbury West and the town of Essex but excluding the village of Wheatley . The electoral district was abolished in 1966 when it was redistributed between Essex and Essex - Kent ridings .
Ross MacKenzie Whicher ( February 13 , 1918 - April 19 , 2002 ) was a Canadian politician and businessman . Whicher served in World War II with the 4th anti-tank regiment of the Canadian military . Following the war , he returned home and opened the Wiarton Dairy , operating it for several decades . He served as mayor of Wiarton , Ontario from 1953 until 1955 when he was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario as the Member of Provincial Parliament ( MPP ) for Bruce . In 1958 , he was a candidate for the leadership of the Ontario Liberal Party , but received only 39 votes and dropped off after the first ballot at the party 's leadership convention . He was re-elected to the legislature in 1959 and 1963 and served as the Liberals ' finance critic . During this period , the Progressive Conservative government of John Robarts was often to the left of the Liberals , and Whicher often criticised it for overspending . Following his provincial career , Whicher served two terms in the House of Commons of Canada as a Liberal Member of Parliament for Bruce . He won his seat in the 1968 federal election , and was re-elected in the 1972 election . He retired from politics when the 1974 election was called .
Bruce - Grey - Owen Sound ( formerly known as Bruce , Bruce - Grey and Grey - Bruce - Owen Sound ) is a federal electoral district that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1935 . The riding has had a reputation of being a swing riding , but it has become more conservative in the last 10 years . It has produced many close results over the years .
The British Army is the principal land warfare force of the United Kingdom , a part of British Armed Forces . As of 2019 [ update ] , the British Army comprises just over 79,300 trained regular ( full-time ) personnel and just over 27,200 trained reserve ( part-time ) personnel . The modern British Army traces back to 1707 , with an antecedent in the English Army that was created during the Restoration in 1660 . The term British Army was adopted in 1707 after the Acts of Union between England and Scotland . Members of the British Army swear allegiance to the monarch as their commander-in-chief , but the Bill of Rights of 1689 requires parliamentary consent for the Crown to maintain a peacetime standing army . Therefore , Parliament approves the army by passing an Armed Forces Act at least once every five years . The army is administered by the Ministry of Defence and commanded by the Chief of the General Staff . The British Army has seen action in major wars between the world 's great powers , including the Seven Years ' War , the Napoleonic Wars , the Crimean War and the First and Second World Wars . Britain 's victories in these decisive wars allowed it to influence world events and establish itself as one of the world 's leading military and economic powers . Since the end of the Cold War , the British Army has been deployed to a number of conflict zones , often as part of an expeditionary force , a coalition force or part of a United Nations peacekeeping operation .
George Stanley White , PC ( November 17 , 1897 - January 6 , 1977 ) was a Canadian parliamentarian and Speaker of the Senate of Canada from 1962 to 1963 . White was born in Madoc , Ontario . He received a law degree from Osgoode Hall Law School in Toronto and returned to Madoc to begin his legal practice after serving in World War I with the 44th Battalion of the Canadian Expeditionary Force . White was first elected to the House of Commons of Canada in 1940 . He was elected as a National Government candidate as that was the banner the Conservatives used for that election . The Tories subsequently changed their name to Progressive Conservative and he was re-elected under that banner for the riding of Hastings - Peterborough ( known as Hastings - Frontenac after 1953 ) . As an Opposition MP , White promoted the cause of war veterans and helped write the legislation known as the Veteran 's Charter . The 1957 election resulted in the first Progressive Conservative government in over two decades . In September of that year new Progressive Conservative Prime Minister John Diefenbaker made White his first appointment to the Senate so that Sidney Earle Smith , the newly appointed Secretary of State for External Affairs despite not being an MP could attempt to win a seat in the House of Commons through a by-election . White served as the government 's whip in the Senate from 1958 until September 1962 when he was appointed Speaker . He only served in the Chair for a few months until the defeat of the Diefenbaker government in the 1963 federal election . He voluntarily retired from the Senate on November 17 , 1972 when he turned 75 .
The Conservative Party of Canada has gone by a variety of names over the years since Canadian Confederation . Initially known as the Liberal-Conservative Party , it dropped Liberal from its name in 1873 , although many of its candidates continued to use this name . As a result of World War I and the Conscription Crisis of 1917 , the party joined with pro-conscription Liberals to become the Unionist Party , led by Robert Borden from 1917 to 1920 , and then the National Liberal and Conservative Party until 1922 . It then reverted to Liberal-Conservative Party until 1938 , when it became simply the National Conservative Party . It ran in the 1940 election as National Government even though it was in opposition . The party was almost always referred to as simply the Conservative Party or Tories .
Hastings - Peterborough was a federal electoral district represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1925 to 1953 . It was located in the province of Ontario . This riding was created in 1924 from parts of Hastings East and Peterborough East ridings . It was initially defined as consisting of the part of the county of Peterborough lying east of and including the townships of Anstruther , Burleigh , Dummer and Asphodel ; and the part of the county of Hastings lying north of and including the townships of Rawdon , Huntingdon , Madoc and Elzevir . In 1933 , it was redefined to consist of the part of the county of Peterborough lying east of and including the townships of Anstruther , Burleigh , Dummer and Asphodel ; and that part of the county , together with that part of the county of Hastings lying north of a line described as commencing at the southwest corner of the township of Rawdon and following the south boundary of the said township , the south and east boundaries of the township of Huntingdon and the south boundary of the townships of Madoc and Elzevir to the east boundary of the said county . The electoral district was abolished in 1952 when it was redistributed between Hastings - Frontenac and Peterborough ridings .
Gerald Verner White CBE ( July 6 , 1879 - October 24 , 1948 ) was a Canadian politician . Born in Pembroke , Ontario , the son of Peter White and Janet Reid White , White was educated at Pembroke Public and High Schools . He received a Bachelor of Science in Mining Engineering degree in 1901 from McGill University . He entered the lumber business , eventually becoming president of the Cunningham Lumber Company and the Pembroke Standard , Limited . He was first elected to the House of Commons of Canada for Renfrew North in a 1906 by-election after the death of his father . A Conservative , he was re-elected in 1908 and 1911 . During World War I , he was a Colonel , Officer Reserve in the Canadian Expeditionary Force . He was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the 1918 New Year Honours for his efforts during the war . He was appointed to the Senate of Canada for the senatorial division of Pembroke , Ontario on the advice of Robert Borden in 1917 . He served until his death in 1948 .
Renfrew North ( also known as Renfrew North - Nipissing East ) was a federal electoral district represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 1979 . It was located in the province of Ontario . It was created by the British North America Act of 1867 . The riding existed until 1972 , when the name was changed to Renfrew North - Nipissing East . The North Riding of Renfrew initially consisted of the Townships of Ross , Bromley , Westmeath , Stafford , Pembroke , Wilberforce , Alice , Petawawa , Buchanan , South Algona , North Algona , Fraser , McKay , Wylie , Rolph , Head , Maria , Clara , Haggerty , Sherwood , Burns , Richards , and any other surveyed Townships lying northwesterly of the said North Riding . In 1892 , North Renfrew was redefined to consist of the town of Pembroke , that part of the village of Eganville north of the River Bonnechère , and the townships of Ross , Bromley , Westmeath , Stafford , Pembroke , Wilberforce , Alice , Petawawa , Buchanan , South Algona , North Algona , Fraser , McKay , Wylie and Rolph . In 1903 , it was redefined to consist of the townships of Algona North , Algona South , Alice , Bromley , Buchanan , Fraser , McKay , Pembroke , Petawawa , Rolph , Ross , Stafford , Westmeath , Wilberforce and Wylie , the town of Pembroke , the village of Cobden , and the part of the village of Eganville lying within the township of Wilberforce . In 1924 , Renfrew North was defined to consist of that part of the county of Renfrew lying north and east and including the townships of Ross , Bromley , Wilberforce , Algona ( North and South ) , and Fraser , and including the part of the territorial district of Nipissing lying east of and including the townships of Cameron , Deacon , Anglin , Dickson , Preston , and Airy . It was redefined several times following that , but generally included most of Renfrew County and the eastern part of Nipissing . The electoral district was abolished in 1976 when it was redistributed between Nipissing , Parry Sound - Muskoka and Renfrew - Nipissing - Pembroke ridings .
Harry Oliver White ( 6 January 1895 - 4 September 1987 ) was a Progressive Conservative party member of the House of Commons of Canada . He was born in Glanworth , Ontario and became a farmer by career . White served in World War I with the 63rd Field Battery , Canadian Expeditionary Force . He won five consecutive elections at the Middlesex East riding from the 1945 federal election through the 1958 election . After completing his fifth term , the 24th Canadian Parliament , White left federal politics and did not seek another term in office . He died in 1987 and is interred in Westminster , Ontario .
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Randy White ( born September 3 , 1948 in Halifax , Nova Scotia ) is a Canadian accountant and former politician . White was first elected to the House of Commons of Canada as the Reform Party Member of Parliament ( MP ) for Fraser Valley West , British Columbia in the 1993 federal election . In the 1997 election , he was re-elected for the riding of Langley - Abbotsford , and became a Canadian Alliance MP in 2000 when Reform was joined by dissident members of the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada . White served as the Reform Party 's House Leader from 1997 to 2000 and as the Canadian Alliance House Leader from 2001 to 2002 . He also served as Caucus Chair in 2001 , and as Deputy Caucus Chair in 2002 . He joined the new Conservative Party of Canada upon the merger of the Alliance with the Progressive Conservative Party in early 2004 . In 2004 , Randy White famously was quoted saying to heck with the courts in regard to overturning same-sex marriage . Bruce Cheadle of the Canadian Press said that this comment may have cost the Conservatives the election . White left politics in 2006 and did not run in the 2006 federal election . He has continued activity in the area of drug policy , including founding The Drug Prevention Network of Canada . In 2010 , the British Columbia Conservative Party announced that White had joined the party and would chair its tactical advisory group . White is a former member of the Royal Canadian Air Force .
The Reform Party of Canada ( French : Parti réformiste du Canada ) was a centre-right to right-wing populist federal political party in Canada that existed from 1987 to 2000 . Reform was founded as a Western Canada-based protest movement and eventually became a populist conservative party , with strong social conservative elements . It was initially motivated by the perceived need for democratic reforms and by profound Western Canadian discontent with the Progressive Conservative ( PC ) federal government of Brian Mulroney . Led by its founder Preston Manning , Reform rapidly gained momentum in western Canada , and successfully supplanted the PCs as the largest party in Western Canada after the 1993 election . In opposition , the party advocated for spending restraint and democratic reform . In the leadup to the 1997 election , the party attempted to make a national breakthrough and replace the ailing PCs . However , a Liberal victory and disappointment with the lack of Eastern seats led many members to question the future direction of the party . The party was directly succeeded by the Canadian Alliance in 2000 , which merged with the Progressive Conservative Party in 2003 to form the modern-day Conservative Party of Canada .
Fraser Valley West was a federal electoral district in British Columbia , Canada , that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1968 to 1997 . This riding was created in 1966 from parts of Burnaby - Coquitlam , Fraser Valley and New Westminster ridings . It was abolished in 1996 when it was merged into Langley - Matsqui riding . It consisted initially of the western part of Matsqui District Municipality and including Crescent Island in the Central Fraser Valley Regional District and part of Surrey District Municipality . In 1987 , it was redefined to consist of :
The Royal Canadian Air Force ( RCAF ; French : Aviation royale canadienne , ARC ) is the air force of Canada . Its role is to provide the Canadian Forces with relevant , responsive and effective airpower . The RCAF is one of three environmental commands within the unified Canadian Armed Forces . As of 2013 , the Royal Canadian Air Force consists of 14,500 Regular Force and 2,600 Primary Reserve personnel , supported by 2,500 civilians , and operates 258 manned aircraft and 9 unmanned aerial vehicles . Lieutenant-General Al Meinzinger is the current Commander of the Royal Canadian Air Force and Chief of the Air Force Staff . The Royal Canadian Air Force is responsible for all aircraft operations of the Canadian Forces , enforcing the security of Canada 's airspace and providing aircraft to support the missions of the Royal Canadian Navy and the Canadian Army . The RCAF is a partner with the United States Air Force in protecting continental airspace under the North American Aerospace Defense Command ( NORAD ) . The RCAF also provides all primary air resources to and is responsible for the National Search and Rescue Program . The RCAF traces its history to the Canadian Air Force , which was formed in 1920 . The Canadian Air Force was granted royal sanction in 1924 by King George V to form the Royal Canadian Air Force . In 1968 , the RCAF was amalgamated with the Royal Canadian Navy and the Canadian Army , as part of the unification of the Canadian Forces . Air units were split between several different commands : Air Defence Command ( interceptors ) , Air Transport Command ( airlift , search and rescue ) , Mobile Command ( tactical fighters , helicopters ) , Maritime Command ( anti-submarine warfare , maritime patrol ) , as well as Training Command .
Frederick Primrose Whitman ( 9 March 1896 - 21 December 1974 ) was a Liberal party member of the House of Commons of Canada . He was born in Lawrencetown , Nova Scotia and became a salesman by career . Whitman was educated in the public and secondary schools of Lawrencetown , then attended the University of Alberta where he received a Bachelor of Science degree . During his military service in World War I , he attained the rank of lieutenant . He was first elected to Parliament at the Mount Royal riding in the 1940 general election then re-elected there in 1945 . For the 1949 election , Whitman sought re-election at the new Notre-Dame-de-Grâce riding and won the seat there , but was defeated in the next election in 1953 by William McLean Hamilton of the Progressive Conservative party .
Mount Royal ( French : Mont-Royal ) is a federal electoral district in Quebec , Canada , that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1925 . Its population in 2006 was 98,888 . The riding is among the strongest Liberal ridings in the country . Réal Caouette , long-time leader of the Social Credit Party in Quebec , once said that a mailbox could win the Liberal nomination in Mount Royal and still win election just because it was red ( the traditional colour of the Liberal Party ) . The Liberals have held the riding continuously since 1940 , and have only been seriously threatened three times since then - in 1958 , 1984 and 2011 . Its best-known MP is former Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau , who represented the riding from 1965 to 1984 . Its current MP , Anthony Housefather , was elected on 19 October 2015 , garnering 50.3% of the vote , and was profiled as one of 10 rookie MPs to watch in the new parliament . The riding 's English name was eliminated in the 2012 electoral redistribution but was reversed by the Riding Name Change Act , 2014 . The riding has a large Jewish population , the second-largest in Canada at 30.7 percent . It is one of only two ridings in Canada with a Jewish plurality ( the other being Thornhill in the Regional Municipality of York in Ontario ) .
George Herbert Whittaker ( 22 December 1919 - 26 August 2013 ) was a Progressive Conservative party member of the House of Commons of Canada . He was an orchardist and farmer by career . He represented British Columbia 's Okanagan Boundary electoral district which he won in the 1972 federal election . He was re-elected in the 1974 and 1979 federal elections , thus serving three successive terms from the 29th to 31st Canadian Parliaments . Whittaker left national politics in 1980 and did not campaign in that year 's national elections . He died in Kelowna in 2013 . He was 93 .
Okanagan Boundary was a federal electoral district in British Columbia , Canada , that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1953 to 1979 . This riding was created in 1952 from parts of Kamloops and Yale ridings . It was abolished in 1976 when it was redistributed into Fraser Valley East , Kootenay West , Okanagan North and Okanagan - Similkameen ridings .
The Royal Air Force ( RAF ) is the United Kingdom 's aerial warfare force . It was formed towards the end of the First World War on 1 April 1918 . Following victory over the Central Powers in 1918 the RAF emerged as , at the time , the largest air force in the world . Since its formation , the RAF has taken a significant role in British military history . In particular , it played a large part in the Second World War where it fought its most famous campaign , the Battle of Britain . The RAF 's mission is to support the objectives of the British Ministry of Defence ( MoD ) , which are to provide the capabilities needed to ensure the security and defence of the United Kingdom and overseas territories , including against terrorism ; to support the Government 's foreign policy objectives particularly in promoting international peace and security . The RAF describes its mission statement as . [ to provide ] an agile , adaptable and capable Air Force that , person for person , is second to none , and that makes a decisive air power contribution in support of the UK Defence Mission . The mission statement is supported by the RAF 's definition of air power , which guides its strategy . Air power is defined as the ability to project power from the air and space to influence the behaviour of people or the course of events . Today the Royal Air Force maintains an operational fleet of various types of aircraft , described by the RAF as being leading-edge in terms of technology . This largely consists of fixed-wing aircraft , including : fighter and strike aircraft , airborne early warning and control aircraft , ISTAR and SIGINT aircraft , aerial refueling aircraft and strategic and tactical transport aircraft .
William Hannum Wightman ( April 23 , 1929 - February 28 , 2017 ) was a Canadian politician . He was a member of the House of Commons of Canada from 1979 to 1980 who represented the east Toronto riding of Scarborough West .
Scarborough Southwest ( French : Scarborough-Sud-Ouest ; formerly Scarborough West ) is a federal electoral district in Toronto , Ontario , Canada , that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1968 .
Lt.-Colonel The Hon . Arthur Trefusis Heneage Williams ( June 13 , 1837 - July 4 , 1885 ) was a Canadian businessman , farmer and political figure . His statue stands in front of the town hall of Port Hope , Ontario . Born at Penryn Park , Port Hope in Upper Canada in 1837 , a member of the Williams family of Caerhays and Burncoose . He was the eldest son of John Tucker Williams and his wife Sarah , daughter of Judge Thomas Ward ( 1770-1861 ) of Port Hope . He studied at Upper Canada College and the University of Edinburgh before travelling throughout Europe . He studied law but was not called to the bar , instead he 'delighted in calling himself a farmer ' , managing Penryn Park , the estate he 'd inherited from his father . He was president and founder of the Midlands Loan and Savings Company and a director for the Midland Railway of Canada . In politics , he represented Durham East in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1867 to 1874 and in the House of Commons of Canada as a Conservative member from 1879 to 1885 . Williams was captain in the local militia , later becoming lieutenant-colonel . In 1885 , he led the Midland Battalion which helped put down the Northwest Rebellion . Shortly after the Battle of Batoche , he became ill and died of fever on a steamboat on the North Saskatchewan River in 1885 .
William Charles Winegard , PC OC ( September 17 , 1924 - January 31 , 2019 ) was a Canadian educator , engineer , scientist and member of Parliament .
Guelph ( formerly Guelph - Wellington ) is a federal electoral district in Ontario , Canada , that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1979 . This riding has had a Liberal MP since 1993 . From 2008 until his decision not to run in 2015 , the riding 's parliamentary seat was held by Liberal MP Frank Valeriote . Valeriote had announced his intention to retire on November 15 , 2014 . The Liberal candidate in the 2015 federal election in the riding was Lloyd Longfield , who previously served as president of the Guelph Chamber of Commerce . Longfield was elected on October 19 , 2015 with nearly 50 per cent of the popular vote , more than 15,000 votes ahead of the Conservative candidate , Gloria Kovach .
The Royal Canadian Navy ( RCN ; French : Marine royale canadienne ) is the naval force of Canada . The RCN is one of three environmental ( land - army , sea - navy , and air - air force ) commands within the unified Canadian Armed Forces . As of 2017 [ update ] , The Royal Canadian Navy operates 12 frigates , 4 attack submarines , 12 coastal defence vessels and 8 patrol/training vessels , as well as several auxiliary vessels . The Royal Canadian Navy consists of 8,500 Regular Force and 5,100 Primary Reserve sailors , supported by 5,300 civilians . [ a 1 ] Vice-Admiral Art McDonald is the current Commander of the Royal Canadian Navy and Chief of the Naval Staff . [ a 2 ] Founded in 1910 as the Naval Service of Canada and given royal sanction on 29 August 1911 , the Royal Canadian Navy was amalgamated with the Royal Canadian Air Force and the Canadian Army to form the unified Canadian Armed Forces in 1968 , after which it was known as Maritime Command until 2011 . In 2011 , its historical title of Royal Canadian Navy was restored . Over the course of its history , the RCN has served in the First and Second World Wars , the Korean War , the Persian Gulf War , the War in Afghanistan and numerous United Nations peacekeeping missions and NATO operations .