"There were many who said it couldn’t be achieved, but now we have equality in Canada, without regard to race, creed, or any other consideration."

- Welland, Ont.,
March 21, 1958

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Prime Minister Diefenbaker, while leader of a majority government in 1959, greeted Queen Elizabeth II in St. John’s, Newfoundland.

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Prime Minister Diefenbaker and President John F. Kennedy remain personal opponents but political allies as they walk down an Ottawa street on 16 May 1961.

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Diefenbaker, an avid supporter of equality for all citizens and an advocate for minority rights, is welcomed in English and Chinese by Miriann Lee in November, 1962.

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John Diefenbaker and Ellen Fairclough, the first female Federal Cabinet Minister, meet in the Prime Minister’s office to be photographed with some of his Sir John A. Macdonald memorabilia.

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During his visit on 9 September 2010, Prime Minister Stephen Harper is greeted by DCC Director Michael Atkinson in front of Sir John A. Macdonald’s desk, a permanent artefact on display at the Centre.

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Diefenbaker and his wife Olive meet with a group of Polish children in costume in Sarnia, Ontario in 1959.

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Prime Minister Stephen Harper examines the DCC’s replica room of the Prime Minister’s office; he is met by Premier Brad Wall and University of Saskatchewan President, Peter MacKinnon.

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John G. Diefenbaker in Indian headdress with a group of children of the Beardy Okemasis band at Old Mission School in Duck Lake.

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John G. Diefenbaker signs a copy of the Canadian Bill of Rights, one of his proudest achievements.

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Prior to presenting the Centre with funding to renovate the building, Prime Minister Stephen Harper shakes hands with University of Saskatchewan President, Peter MacKinnon.

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Diefenbaker showing a rare smile while carried on the shoulders of a large crowd of Quebec supporters during the election campaign of 1962.

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