Progressive Conservative leader Robert Stanfield went so far as to say that, " Quite frankly, I've admired Tommy Douglas and David Lewis, and those fellows in the NDP for having the courage to vote against that, although they took a lot of abuse at the time .... I don't brood about it.

Former mayor Leonard Jones, who took a tough stance against French language education, won the Progressive Conservative Party nomination for the 1974 election, but party leader Robert Stanfield refused to sign his nomination papers because of Jones ' opposition to party policy on Official bilingualism.

On February 1, 2000 HIAA took over management of Halifax Stanfield International Airport from Transport Canada.

Once Fulton dropped off the ballot, Mulroney helped in swinging most of his organization over to Robert Stanfield, who won.

The Liberals and NDP passed the bill over the opposition of the Progressive Conservative Party led by Robert Stanfield.

Modifications to the airfield from 2002 onward as part of the Shearwater Heliport Conversion Project saw runways closed, eliminating the ability of fixed-wing aircraft to land at Shearwater, forcing the airshow to remove the static ( ground ) display component of the event, with the air show component continuing to be staged in the skies over Shearwater ( using the nearby Halifax Stanfield International Airport as the fixed-wing airfield ).

Following the resignation of PC party leader Robert Stanfield, Clark sought and won the leadership of the PC Party at the 1976 leadership convention.

Trudeau commented in his memoirs, published in 1993, that Clark was much more tough and aggressive than past Tory leader Robert Stanfield, noting that those qualities served Clark well in his party winning the 1979 election victory.

After his 1971 attempt to form a new political party, Action Canada, failed, Progressive Conservative leader Robert Stanfield invited him to join the PC caucus.

In 1948, Stanfield was elected leader of the party, and began the long process to revive the party, culminating in a majority victory in 1956, their first in decades.

Stanfield entered the campaign for the party leadership.

The general election was expected to be close but Stanfield refused to sign the nomination papers of former Moncton mayor Leonard Jones ; Jones had won the party nomination but he refused to support official bilingualism which was part of PC policy.

After the decision was made to have a leadership convention in 1967, Camp left the presidency of the party and briefly considered campaigning for leadership of the party ; however, when Robert Stanfield decided to run, Camp lent his organizational support to Stanfield's campaign.

National party president Herb Bruch said that Patterson ’ s refusal to take a clear stand on whether the Socreds would support Stanfield ’ s PCs in Parliament was a contributing factor in the party ’ s defeat.

The modern party was built by Robert Stanfield after World War II.

Stanfield left to become leader of the federal Progressive Conservative Party in 1967, but the Tories have remained the dominant party in Nova Scotia since then.

Negotiations failed but, with the backing of both Manning and Robert Stanfield, Thompson decided to cross the floor to the Tories in hopes of influencing that party.

Stanfield was supported by many party members from the Maritime provinces, but had little support from Quebec or the Western provinces.

The narrator's testimony, along with his body, are soon recovered by a search party, who discover an additional exit just behind the ground where Stanfield died, which the prospector has missed when attempting to map out the maze.

After his army service, Stanfield entered Seton Hall University in 1948.

After his retirement, Stanfield stayed out of politics until the constitutional debates, when he endorsed and campaigned for the Meech Lake Accord, the Charlottetown Accord, and free trade.

Dowson also filed his nomination papers as a " Labour " canadidate against new Progressive Conservative leader Robert Stanfield in the 1967 Colchester — Hants by-election but withdrew when Elwood Smith entered the race as an Independent candidate with informal NDP backing.

His campaign had a promising start, attracting many Diefenbaker loyalists, but had fizzled when Roblin and then Stanfield joined the campaign.

In February 1968, Churchill attacked new Progressive Conservative leader Robert Stanfield for not forcing an election when the Liberal government of Lester Pearson was unexpectedly defeated in the house.

Trudeau later ( in October 1975 ) instituted wage and price controls, something which he had mocked Progressive Conservative Party leader Robert Stanfield for proposing during the election campaign a year earlier.

Stanfield ’ s practiced command of the artist of composition, his unerring sense of the agreeable and picturesque in subject and effect, his pleasant and cheerful color and last, not least, the large use to which he turned his knowledge and love of the sea and shipping … ( all ) added to the widespread admiration he had won by his consummately skillful scene painting, ( and ) combined to make him one of the most popular, if not the most popular, of landscape painters.

Implementing bilingualism had hurt the popularity of the Liberals significantly, as English-Canadians were not receptive and viewed it as a waste of money, but Stanfield did not ( or would not ) capitalize upon that by opposing it, even with the 1974 election approaching after the Liberals had lost a motion of non-confidence.

Fellow Nova Scotian and final PC Party Leader Peter MacKay suggested in an interview on CBC Newsworld on December 16, 2003, that he had not personally spoken to Stanfield in regard to his opinions on the merger.

In 1898, Stanfield and his brother John had developed a product called Stanfield's Unshrinkable Underwear for Stanfield's, their garment manufacturing company.

The Liberals were also trailing in the polls behind the Progressive Conservatives, whose popular new leader Robert Stanfield had been selected in September 1967.

On Friday, October 31, 1958 the rescue site was visited by various dignitaries, including the Premier of Nova Scotia, Robert Stanfield and His Royal Highness Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh who had been at meetings in Ottawa.

Horner had even less respect for fellow Albertan Clark than he had for Stanfield, regarding him as a city slicker, and once giving him the ultimate rancher's insult by describing him as a " sheep herder ".

The 1976 leadership election of the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada was held in Ottawa on February 22, 1976, to elect a leader to replace Robert Stanfield, who had resigned after losing the 1968, 1972, and 1974 elections.

Stanfield ’ s speech was well-crafted, but lacked the spark that had made his Tuesday evening speech so effective.

View on the Scheldt, 1826, Clarkson Frederick Stanfield V & A Museum no.

Maritime conservatism since the Second World War has been very much part of the Red Tory tradition, key influences being former Premier of Nova Scotia and federal Progressive Conservative Party leader Robert Stanfield and New Brunswick Tory strategist Dalton Camp.

Mulroney enthusiastically embraced political organization, and assisted the local PC candidate in his successful 1956 Nova Scotia provincial election campaign ; the PCs, led provincially by Robert Stanfield, swept to a surprise victory.

It was around this time that Mulroney also cultivated friendships with the Tory premier of Nova Scotia, Robert Stanfield, and his chief adviser Dalton Camp.

* Robert Stanfield ( 1992 )— Opposition Leader, Premier of Nova Scotia

He ran a strong campaign, but placed second to Nova Scotia Premier Robert Stanfield.

Halifax / Robert L. Stanfield International Airport, or Halifax Stanfield International Airport is an airport in Enfield, Nova Scotia and in Halifax Regional Municipality, Canada.

On September 9, 2005, the main passenger terminal was renamed in honour of Robert Stanfield, the former Premier of Nova Scotia and federal Leader of the Official Opposition, with a plaque placed on the public observation floor.

Jazz Aviation LP, operating as Jazz is a Canadian regional airline based at Halifax Stanfield International Airport in Enfield and Halifax Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia, and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Chorus Aviation.

* April 11-Robert Stanfield, politician and 24th Premier of Nova Scotia ( d. 2003 )

* Premier of Nova Scotia – Robert Stanfield

* Premier of Nova Scotia – Robert Stanfield

* Premier of Nova Scotia: Robert Stanfield

* Premier of Nova Scotia: Robert Stanfield

* Premier of Nova Scotia – Robert Stanfield

* Premier of Nova Scotia: Robert Stanfield

* Premier of Nova Scotia: Robert Stanfield

* Premier of Nova Scotia: Robert Stanfield

* Premier of Nova Scotia: Robert Stanfield then George Smith

* September 13: George Smith becomes premier of Nova Scotia, replacing Robert Stanfield

* December 16-Robert Stanfield, politician and 24th Premier of Nova Scotia ( born 1914 )

* Premier of Nova Scotia: Robert Stanfield

Robert Lorne Stanfield, PC, QC ( April 11, 1914 – December 16, 2003 ) was the 17th Premier of Nova Scotia and leader of the federal Progressive Conservative Party of Canada.

Stanfield was born in Truro, Nova Scotia to Frank Stanfield and S. Emma Thomas, who were members of the family that owned Stanfield's Limited, a large textile company.