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Parliamentary facts from 1950s Canada

In 1953, in Moncton, then-external affairs minister Lester Pearson and Conservative MP John Diefenbaker each spoke at election rallies on the same night that a circus was performing. The Moncton Transcript rated their performances: 'Circus first, Diefenbaker second, Pearson third.' Nelson Wiseman digs into some highlights and lowlights in 1950s' federal politics.

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