John Hart : a businessman in British Columbia politics /

"Diplomacy works better than bluster, as John Hart knew well. Hart, an Irish immigrant with a talent for compromise and a famously winning smile, was at the heart of BC politics during the first half of the twentieth century. Drawing on government records, politicians' papers, and newspape...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Roy, Patricia, 1939- (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Vancouver : UBC Press, [2025]
Series:	C.D. Howe series in Canadian political history.
Subjects:	Hart, John, > 1879-1957. Premiers (Canada) > British Columbia > Biography. Businessmen > British Columbia > Biography. British Columbia > Politics and government > 20th century. British Columbia > Economic conditions > 20th century. British Columbia > Politics and government > 1933-1952. Hommes d'affaires > Colombie-Britannique > Biographies. POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Canadian. Biographies.

Table of Contents:

"A Young Irish Businessman," 1879-1917
The New Minister of Finance, 1917-20
Taxing Times, 1920-24
Business in Vancouver and Hiatus from the Legislature, 1924-33
Another Financial Rescue, 1933-37
Seeking Better Terms, 1937-41
Free Enterprise versus Socialism and Coalition Politics, 1941-47
Postwar Planning and Power, 1942-49
Northern Opportunities, 1941-49
Dealing with Ottawa, 1941-47
The Business of Government in War and Peace, 1941-47
Citizenship and Minorities, 1941-49
Into Retirement, 1947-57.