Ernest Charles Drury (January 22, 1878-February 17, 1968) was a farmer, politician and writer who served as Premier of Ontario, Canada, from 1919 to 1923 as the head of a United Farmers of Ontario - Labour coalition government. File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... November is the eleventh month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of four Gregorian months with the length of 30 days. ... 1919 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... July is the seventh month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ... 1923 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... William Hearst (February 15, 1864–September 29, 1941) was the Conservative Premier of the Canadian province of Ontario from 1914 to 1919. ... George Howard Ferguson (June 18, 1870-February 21, 1946) was a Conservative politician and Premier of Ontario, Canada, from 1923 to 1930. ... January 22 is the 22nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1878 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... A profession is a specialized work function within society, generally performed by a professional. ... Farmer spreading grasshopper bait in his alfalfa field. ... A political party is a political organization that subscribes to a certain ideology and seeks to attain political power within a government. ... The United Farmers of Ontario (UFO) were the Ontario section of the nation-wide United Farmers movement that arose in Canada in the early part of the 20th century. ... January 22 is the 22nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1878 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... February 17 is the 48th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1968 was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ... A premier is an executive official of government. ... Motto: Ut Incepit Fidelis Sic Permanet (Loyal she began, loyal she remains) Other Canadian provinces and territories Capital Toronto Largest city Toronto Lieutenant Governor James K. Bartleman Premier Dalton McGuinty (Liberal) Area 1,076,395 km² (4th)  - Land 917,741 km²  - Water 158,654 km² (14. ... The United Farmers of Ontario (UFO) were the Ontario section of the nation-wide United Farmers movement that arose in Canada in the early part of the 20th century. ... There have been various groups in Canada who have nominated candidates under the label Labour Party or Independent Labour Party or other variations from the 1870s until the 1960s. ... A coalition government, or coalition cabinet, is a cabinet in parliamentary government in which several parties cooperate. ...

Drury was a cofounder of the UFO in 1913, but did not run in the 1919 election that returned farmer candidates as the largest bloc in the provincial legislature. Not having a leader, the UFO Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs) asked Drury to lead them. The UFO's 49 MLAs joined with 11 Labour members to form a coalition government. It was the first of a wave of United Farmers governments that took power in several provinces and that founded the Progressive Party of Canada. The Ontario general election, 1919 was the fifteenth general election held in the Province of Ontario, Canada. ... Chamber of the Estates-General, the Dutch legislature. ... A Member of the Legislative Assembly, or MLA, is a representative elected by the voters of an electoral district to the Legislature or legislative assembly of a subnational jurisdiction. ... A coalition government, or coalition cabinet, is a cabinet in parliamentary government in which several parties cooperate. ... The United Farmers movement in Canada rose to prominence after World War I with the failure of the wartime Union government to alter a tariff structure that hurt farmers, various farmers movements across Canada became more radical and entered the political arena. ... The Progressive Party of Canada was a political party in Canada in the 1920s and 1930s. ...

Drury's progressive government expanded Ontario Hydro, created the Province of Ontario Savings Office - a provincially owned bank that was designed to lend money to farmers at a lower rate, began the first major reforestation program in North America as well as initiating construction of the modern highway system. The government was also a strict enforcer of temperance measures. The Hydro-Electric Power Commission of Ontario was established in 1906 by the provincial Power Commission Act to build transmission lines to supply municipal utilities with electricity generated by private companies already operating at Niagara Falls. ... See: temperance (virtue) Temperance movement, a socio-political movement Temperance - album by Astrud Gilberto This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...

The government under Drury tried to be a "people's government" rather than a "class government", but in so doing, alientated the base of its support, particularly farmers. The UFO government clashed with the UFO organization (led by James J. Morrison, throughout Drury's term).

Drury also alienated industrialists and many workers by battling with Sir Adam Beck and his plans for expansion of the province's hydro-electric system. Many labour leaders distrusted a government dominated by farmers, feeling that they could not understand the problems of urban workers. Drury's failure to establish fair wage provisions on government contracts and his commitment to free trade that threatened the livelihood of industrial workers aliented urban workers further. Sir Adam Beck (June 20, 1857-August 15, 1925) was a politician and electricity advocate who founded the Hydro-Electric Power Commission of Ontario. ... Free trade is an economic concept referring to the selling of products between countries without tariffs or other trade barriers. ...

The government was also much harmed by the Ontario Bond Scandal that would eventually see provincial treasurer Peter Smith jailed. The Ontario Bond Scandal was a scandal that hit the government of Ontario in the early 1920s. ...

The government was opposed by all the major newspapers in the province, with the exception of the Toronto Star and, despite its attempt to broaden its base, was opposed by business. The Toronto Star is a major metropolitan newspaper produced in the city of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ...

The Drury government was defeated when it ran for re-election in the 1923 provincial election. Drury retired from politics, but ran later as a federal Liberal-Progressive candidate. Unlike many UFOers, he never joined either the Liberal Party of Canada or the Cooperative Commonwealth Federation. The Ontario general election, 1923 was the sixteenth general election held in the Province of Ontario, Canada. ... Liberal-Progressive was a label used by a number of candidates in Canadian elections between 1926 and 1953. ... The Liberal Party of Canada (French: Parti libéral du Canada) is Canadas largest political party. ... Tommy Douglas (centre) stands in front of a CCF billboard during an election campaign in Saskatchewan. ...

In 1934, he was appointed sheriff and registrar of Simcoe County, a position he held until 1959, and wrote for magazines such as Maclean's. Macleans is Canadas leading weekly news magazine. ...