CANADIAN CABINET
FIVE RESIGNATIONS & SEVEN
APPOINTMENTS
Rec. 2.10 p.m. OTTAWA, April 18. The Prime Minister, Mr. Mackenzie King, announced at a Press conference the resignation of five members of his Cabinet and the appointment of seven new Ministers. Those who resigned are the 'Navy Minister, Mr. A. C. Macdonald; Minister of Resources, Mr. T. A. Crerar, Minister of Transport, Mr. J. E. Michaud; the Secretary of State, Mr. N. A. McLarty; Minister of War Services, Major-General Lafleche. The Speaker, Mr. J. A. Glen, will be Minister of Mines and Resources; Mr. Joseph Jean Solicitor-General; Mr. Lionel Chevrier Minister of Transport: Mr. Paul Martin Secretary of State; Mr. Douglass Abbott Minister of the Navy; Dr. J. J. McCann Minister of War Services; Mr. Laurence MacLaren Minister of National Revenue. The Cabinet reorganisation arose from the necessity for replacing several Ministers who had announced their intention of retiring from public life, and the need for a full Cabinet before the Federal Election on June 11.
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Evening Post, Volume CXXXIX, Issue 92, 19 April 1945, Page 8
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