Gordon Robertson
Biographic Data
| ID | 5756413 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Gordon Robertson |
| GIVEN NAMES | Gordon |
| FAMILY NAME | Robertson |
| SIGNATURE | ROBERTSON G |
| AFFILIATIONS | Privy Council Office |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 26 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 7 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1960 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2000 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Memoirs of a Very Civil Servant
Born in Saskatchewan in 1917, Gordon Robertson worked at the centre of government power from 1945 until his retirement in 1979. He worked directly with Prime Ministers King, St-Laurent, Pearson, and Trudeau, serving as senior advisor to the latter two. Commissioner of the Northwest Territories from 1953 to 1963, he also became the first Deputy Minister of the new Department of Northern Affairs under Jean Lesage. In this memoir he presents a first…
Lessons for Post-Meech Lake Constitutional Negotiations
Michael B. Stein, Lessons for Post-Meech Lake Constitutional Negotiations: A Review of "Reflections", Papers Nos. 5, 6 and 7, Canadian Public Policy / Analyse de Politiques, Vol. 17, No. 4 (Dec., 1991), pp. 507-511
Uneasy Patriots
The global challenge and Canadian federalism
Northern Provinces
The changing role of the Privy Council Office
Since the establishment of the office of Secretary to the Cabinet thirty years ago, there have been a number of changes in the way the cabinet operates, one being in the cabinet committee system which has passed through three distinct phases and is now in a fourth. Nine standing committees exist, with significant changes in procedure, permitting ministers to participate more fully in discussion and to share responsibility better. The Cabinet Comm…
Administration for Development in Northern Canada
The changing role of the Privy Council Office
Since the establishment of the office of Secretary to the Cabinet thirty years ago, there have been a number of changes in the way the cabinet operates, one being in the cabinet committee system which has passed through three distinct phases and is now in a fourth. Nine standing committees exist, with significant changes in procedure, permitting ministers to participate more fully in discussion and to share responsibility better. The Cabinet Comm…
Administration for Development in Northern Canada
Uneasy Patriots
Northern Provinces
Administration for Development in Northern Canada
The changing role of the Privy Council Office
Since the establishment of the office of Secretary to the Cabinet thirty years ago, there have been a number of changes in the way the cabinet operates, one being in the cabinet committee system which has passed through three distinct phases and is now in a fourth. Nine standing committees exist, with significant changes in procedure, permitting ministers to participate more fully in discussion and to share responsibility better. The Cabinet Comm…
Northern Provinces
The global challenge and Canadian federalism
Uneasy Patriots
Lessons for Post-Meech Lake Constitutional Negotiations
Michael B. Stein, Lessons for Post-Meech Lake Constitutional Negotiations: A Review of "Reflections", Papers Nos. 5, 6 and 7, Canadian Public Policy / Analyse de Politiques, Vol. 17, No. 4 (Dec., 1991), pp. 507-511
Memoirs of a Very Civil Servant
Born in Saskatchewan in 1917, Gordon Robertson worked at the centre of government power from 1945 until his retirement in 1979. He worked directly with Prime Ministers King, St-Laurent, Pearson, and Trudeau, serving as senior advisor to the latter two. Commissioner of the Northwest Territories from 1953 to 1963, he also became the first Deputy Minister of the new Department of Northern Affairs under Jean Lesage. In this memoir he presents a first…
Political science (7 works) · Canadian Identity and History (5 works) · Law (5 works) · History (4 works) · Public Administration (4 works) · History (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Politics (3 works) · Public Administration (3 works) · Administration (probate law (2 works)