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Tolerant allies: the Joint Arctic Weather Stations, Canadianization, and Canada–United States relations in the Cold War Arctic / Lackenbauer, P Whitney

Lackenbauer, P Whitney	Journal Article
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From 1947–1972, the Joint Arctic Weather Stations (JAWS) program transformed Canada’s High Arctic. This article focuses on Canada’s aspirations to “Canadianize” the joint program from the late 1940s to the late 1960s. Both Canada and the United States questioned the extent and form of American involvement in the JAWS program intermittently over 25 years of joint operations. Was Canadianization of these remote weather stations necessary or practical? This article concludes that, in retrospect, the conventional, dominant narrative that emphasizes the ongoing American threat to Canada’s Arctic sovereignty seems misplaced with respect to the JAWS story.

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Sovereignty ; Arctic ; Canada – United States Relations ; Canadianization ; Joint Arctic Weather Stations

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Under your inspired leadership: Dwight Eisenhower, Canadians, and the Canada–United States consensus, 1945–1961 / McKercher, Asa; Stevenson, Michael D

Stevenson, Michael D	Journal Article
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Drawing on newspaper and archival sources, this article examines post-war Canadian attitudes towards Dwight D. Eisenhower, particularly during his time in office as the United States President from 1953 to 1961. Eisenhower emerged from the Second World War as a trusted figure for many Canadians due to his inspiring leadership of the Allied cause. Once in the White House, however, his reputation began to suffer, and public opinion in Canada increasingly questioned core elements of the traditional Canada–United States relationship and America's ability to lead the Western alliance during a period of heightening Cold War tensions.

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Public Opinion ; Dwight Eisenhower ; Canada – United States Relations ; Louis St. Laurent ; John Diefenbaker

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