Donald Stovel Macdonald, PC, CC (born March 1, 1932) is a former Canadian Liberal politician and Cabinet minister. Macdonald was first elected to the Canadian House of Commons in the 1962 Canadian election as the Liberal Member of Parliament for Rosedale. He joined the Cabinet of Pierre Trudeau in 1968 as minister without portfolio and subsequently served as President of the Privy Council, Minister of National Defence, Minister of Energy, Mines and Resources and Minister of Finance. As Finance Minister, Macdonald introduced wage and price controls in an attempt to control inflation. The Queens Privy Council for Canada is the ceremonial council of advisors to the Queen of Canada, whose members are appointed by her Governor General in Canada for life on the advice of the Prime Minister. ... The Order of Canada is Canadas highest civilian honour, awarded to those who adhere to the Orders motto Desiderantes meliorem patriam meaning they desire a better country. ... March 1 is the 60th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (61st in leap years). ... 1932 is a leap year starting on a Friday. ... The Liberal Party of Canada (French: Parti libéral du Canada) is Canadas largest political party. ... The Cabinet of Canada plays an important role in the Canadian government in accordance with the Westminster System. ... The interior of the House of Commons chamber, also called the Green Chamber The House of Commons (in French, la Chambre des communes) is the directly elected lower house of the Parliament of Canada which sits in the nations capital of Ottawa, Ontario. ... (Redirected from 1962 Canadian election) When the Canadian federal election of 1962 was called, the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada of John George Diefenbaker had governed for almost five years with the largest majority in the House of Commons in Canadian history. ... A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters of an electoral district to a parliament; in the Westminster system, specifically to the lower house. ... Rosedale is the name of more than one place. ... Name Pierre Elliott Trudeau Number Fifteenth First term April 20, 1968–June 4,1979 Second term March 3, 1980–June 30, 1984 Predecessor Lester Bowles Pearson Successors Joe Clark John Napier Turner Date of birth October 18, 1919 Place of birth Montreal, Quebec Date of death September 28, 2000 Spouse... 1968 was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ... A Minister without Portfolio is a government minister with no specific responsibilities. ... In the Canadian cabinet the President of the Queens Privy Council of Canada is nominally in charge of the Privy Council Office. ... The Minister of National Defence is the Canadian politician within the Cabinet of Canada responsible for the Department of National Defence which oversees the military of Canadas Canadian Forces. ... The Minister of Finance is one of the most important positions in the Cabinet of Canada. ...

Macdonald resigned from Cabinet in 1977 to return to his law practice. When Pierre Trudeau announced his resignation as leader of the Liberal Party of Canada following his defeat in the 1979 Canadian election, Maconald declared his candidacy for the position but the defeat of Joe Clark's government on a motion of no confidence forced the Liberals to ask Trudeau to lead them into the 1980 Canadian election and cancelled the leadership campaign. Macdonald was not a candidate for the party leadership when Trudeau again resigned in 1984. 1977 was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1977 calendar). ... (Redirected from 1979 Canadian election) The House of Commons after the 1979 election The 1979 Canadian federal election resulted in the defeat of Liberal Party of Canada after 11 years in power under Pierre Trudeau. ... The Right Honourable Charles Joseph Clark, PC,CC (born June 5, 1939) was the sixteenth prime minister of Canada from June 4, 1979, to March 2, 1980, and a prominent Canadian politician until his retirement in 2004. ... A Motion of No Confidence, also called Motion of Non Confidence is a parliamentary motion traditionally put before a parliament by the opposition in the hope of defeating or embarrassing a government. ... (Redirected from 1980 Canadian election) The House of Commons after the 1980 election The 1980 Canadian federal election was called when the minority Progressive Conservative government led by Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. ... 1984 is a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

In 1982, Prime Minister Trudeau appointed Macdonald chairman of a Royal Commission on the Economic Union and Development Prospects for Canada. The report was released in September 1985 and recommended that Canada enter a free trade agreement with the United States. Brian Mulroney was Prime Minister by this time and he wholeheartedly accepted the recommendation and persued what became the Canada-US Free Trade Agreement. Macdonald was appointed high commissioner to the United Kingdom in 1988 and held that position until 1991 when he returned to his law practice in Toronto. In 1994 he was made a Companion of the Order of Canada. 1982 is a number and represents a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar Events January-February January 6 - William Bonin is convicted of being the freeway killer. January 8 - AT&T agrees to divest itself of twenty-two subdivisions January 11 - Mark Thatcher, son of the British... A prime minister is the leading member of the cabinet of the top level government in a parliamentary system of government of a country, alternatively A prime minister is an official in a presidential system or semi-presidential system whose duty is to execute the directives of the President and... In countries that are members of the Commonwealth a Royal Commission is a major government inquiry into an issue. ... 1985 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Free trade is an economic concept referring to the selling of products between countries without tariffs or other trade barriers. ... The Right Honourable Martin Brian Mulroney, PC, CC (born March 20, 1939), was the eighteenth Prime Minister of Canada from September 17, 1984, to June 25, 1993. ... The Free Trade Agreement (FTA) was a trade agreement reached by Canada and the United States in October of 1987. ... A High Commissioner is a person serving in a special executive capacity. ... 1988 is a leap year starting on a Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1991 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... }|135px|City of Toronto, Ontario Official Flag]]|Coat Image=[[Image:{{{Coat Image}}}|135px|City of Toronto, Ontario Coat of Arms]]}} {{Canadian City/Disable Field={{{Disable Motto Link}}}}} Motto: Diversity Our Strength {{Canadian City/Location Image is:{{{Location Image Type}}}|[[Image:{{{Location Image}}}|thumbnail|250px|City of Toronto, Ontario, Canada Location. ... The Order of Canada is Canadas highest civilian honour, awarded to those who adhere to the Orders motto Desiderantes meliorem patriam meaning they desire a better country. ...