The Honourable Allan Emrys Blakeney, PC , OC , SOM , QC , MA , DCL (born September 7, 1925) was the Premier of the Canadian province of Saskatchewan from 1971 to 1982, and leader of the Saskatchewan New Democratic Party (NDP). The prefix The Honourable or The Honorable ( or formerly The Honble) is a title of quality attached to the names of certain classes of persons. ... The Privy Council Office as it appeared in the 1880s The Queens Privy Council for Canada (French: Conseil privé de la Reine pour le Canada) is the ceremonial council of advisers to the Queen of Canada, whose members are appointed by the Governor General of Canada for life on... The Order of Canada is Canadas highest civilian honour, with membership awarded to those who exemplify the Orders Latin motto Desiderantes meliorem patriam, which means, Desiring a better country. ... The Saskatchewan Order of Merit is an award given in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. ... The official portrait of former Canadian Prime Minister Kim Campbell, who was made Queens Counsel as Justice Minister in 1992. ... A Master of Arts is a postgraduate academic masters degree awarded by universities in North America and the United Kingdom (excluding the ancient universities of Scotland and Oxbridge. ... Some universities, such as the University of Oxford, award Doctor of Civil Law (DCL) degrees instead of Doctor of Laws (LL.D.) degrees. ... September 7 is the 250th day of the year (251st in leap years). ... 1925 (MCMXXV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... A premier is an executive official of government. ... Motto: Multis E Gentibus Vires (Latin: From many peoples, strength) Official languages English (but legally required to provide some services in French) Capital Regina Largest city Saskatoon Lieutenant-Governor Lynda M. Haverstock Premier Lorne Calvert (NDP) Parliamentary representation  - House seat  - Senate seats 14 6 Area Total  â€¢ Land  â€¢ Water    (% of total... The Saskatchewan New Democratic Party (NDP) is a social democratic political party in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. ...

Born in Bridgewater, Nova Scotia, Blakeney was a senior civil servant in Saskatchewan before entering politics and serving as a cabinet minister in the governments of Tommy Douglas and Woodrow S. Lloyd. As minister of health, he played a crucial role in the introduction of Medicare. In 1970, Blakeney succeeded Lloyd as leader of the Saskatchewan NDP which was then in opposition. Historically, his election as leader has been interpreted as a victory of the provincial NDP's "establishment" over its left-wing "Waffle" faction. In the 1971 provincial election, he led the party to power, defeating Ross Thatcher's conservative Liberal Party government. Bridgewater (2001 population 7,621; 44. ... A Cabinet is a body of high-ranking members of government, typically representing the executive branch. ... Thomas Clement Douglas, PC, CC, SOM, MA, LL.D (hc) (October 20, 1904 – February 24, 1986) was a Scottish-born Canadian Baptist minister who became a prominent social democratic politician. ... Woodrow Stanley Lloyd (July 16, 1913-April 7, 1972) was a Canadian politician who succeeded Tommy Douglas as Premier of the Province of Saskatchewan. ... The term medicare (in lowercase) (French: assurance-maladie) is the unofficial name for Canadas universal public health insurance system. ... The Seventeenth Provincial General Election in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan was held on June 23, 1971. ... Wilbert Ross Thatcher (24 May 1917–22 July 1971) was the tenth premier of Saskatchewan, Canada, serving from 2 May 1964 to 30 June 1971. ... The Saskatchewan Liberal Party is a political party in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. ...

Blakeney's government practiced state-led economic intervention in the economy. His government created a Crown corporation in the potash industry in an attempt to further diversify the province's agrarian economy and threatened expropriation of private potash mines within the province. Blakeney pointed out that the sums paid for these mines were slightly in excess of their appraised "book" value. However, the mere threat of expropriation created a political firestorm that involved even the U.S. government. In Commonwealth countries a Crown corporation is a state-controlled company or enterprise (a public corporation). ... Potash Potash (or carbonate of potash) is an impure form of potassium carbonate (K2CO3) mixed with other potassium salts. ...

Blakeney also created a state-owned oil and gas corporation (SaskOil) to handle oil exploration and production. The private oil industry had essentially abandoned Saskatchewan following the NDP's imposition of extremely high royalty rate policy of the early 1970s.

Blakeney played an important role in the federal-provincial negotiations that led to the 1982 patriation of the Canadian constitution. Blakeney joined Progressive Conservative Premier Peter Loughheed in a fight for provincial rights over minerals, oil and gas. Wikisource has original text related to this article: Canada Act 1982 The Canada Act 1982 is an Act of Parliament passed by the British Parliament that severed all remaining constitutional and legislative ties between the United Kingdom and Canada, in a process referred to as patriation. It contains the text...

Blakeney's government was defeated in the 1982 provincial election, in its attempt to win a fourth successive term. It was defeated by the Progressive Conservative Party, led by Grant Devine. The Twentieth Provincial General Election in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan was held on April 26, 1982. ... The Progressive Conservative Party of Saskatchewan is a political party in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. ... Donald Grant Devine (born 1944) was the Progressive Conservative Premier of the Canadian province of Saskatchewan from May 8, 1982 to November 1, 1991. ...

He led the NDP into the 1986 provincial election in an unsuccessful attempt to return to the Premier's Office, and then retired from politics. He was succeeded as NDP leader by Roy Romanow. The Twenty-First Provincial General Election in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan was held on October 20, 1986. ... Roy Romanow, PC , OC , SOM , QC , LL.B. , DU (born August 12, 1939), Canadian politician and Premier of Saskatchewan (1991–2001), was born in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. ...

After Blakeney was defeated in 1982, Progressive Conservative Grant Devine's government privatized SaskOil, keeping a so-called "Golden Share" that guaranteed the corporate headquarters would remain in Regina. Under the re-elected NDP government of Roy Romanow in the early 1990s, Blakeney served as an advisor to the Romanow NDP when it sold the "Golden Share" and all government-held shares of this privatized company to Canadian Occidental Petroleum. Now know as Nexen, the company is a Calgary-based publicly traded energy company created in the early 1990s from the Canadian assets of Los Angeles-based Occidental Petroleum (OxyPete"). Roy Romanow, PC , OC , SOM , QC , LL.B. , DU (born August 12, 1939), Canadian politician and Premier of Saskatchewan (1991–2001), was born in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. ...

After purchasing the controlling shares of SaskOil/Wascana from the NDP government CanOxy/Nexen appointed Romanow's former deputy premier Dwain Lingenfelter as vice president for government affairs and subsequently closed the Regina offices. CanOxy/Nexen also appointed Blakeney to the board of directors after he had advised the NDP government on the sale to Can/Oxy Nexen. Presumably, Blakeney cast a vote on the end of his own social experiment with the closing of the Saskatchewan headquarters of the former NDP crown corporation. Biography Dwain Lingenfelter was born and raised on the family farm near Shaunavon, which he now owns. ...

Blakeney is also a past president of the Canadian Civil Liberties Association. The Canadian Civil Liberties Association or CCLA, is a non-governmental organization in Canada that is devoted to the defense of civil liberties and civil rights. ...

In 1992, he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada. In 2000, he was awarded the Saskatchewan Order of Merit. As with many public figures in Saskatchewan he has been a person of national importance, his formidable intellect together with his engaging personal qualities having been well and widely noted. 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... The Order of Canada is Canadas highest civilian honour, with membership awarded to those who exemplify the Orders Latin motto Desiderantes meliorem patriam, which means, Desiring a better country. ... This article is about the year 2000. ... The Saskatchewan Order of Merit is an award given in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. ...