TY - BOOK AU - Darling,Stan AU - Slaney,Beth TI - The Darling diaries: memoirs of a political career SN - 9781554883219 AV - F1034.3.D37 A3 1995eb U1 - 328.71092 22 PY - 1995/// CY - Toronto PB - Dundurn Press KW - Darling, Stan, KW - Canada KW - Parliament KW - House of Commons KW - Biography KW - Parlement KW - Chambre des communes KW - Biographies KW - fast KW - Legislators KW - Politicians KW - Parlementaires KW - Hommes politiques KW - POLITICAL SCIENCE KW - Government KW - Legislative Branch KW - bisacsh KW - Politics and government KW - 1945- KW - 1935- KW - Politique et gouvernement KW - Electronic books KW - lcgft KW - rvmgf N1 - Letter of Tribute from Jean Charest; Prologue; The Earth Summit; Early Political Days: Burks Falls and Ontario; Early Political Days: Ottawa; Sorting out the Post Office; Capital Punishment; The Olympic Lottery; Mayor Drapeau and the Housing Committee; Canada's Symbol, the Beaver; Acid Rain; Gun Control; Prayer Breakfasts; Health Care; Political Travels; Attracting Industry; My Family and Early Times; NATO; Motorboat Calvacade; Meeting with Royalty; Debates in the House; Funding for Small-Craft Harbors; Mr. Diefenbaker; My Seventy-fifth; RCMP Protection Plan; Transfer Payments; Some CommentsBilingualism -- an Ongoing Problem; Mr. Filzmaier and the Muskoka Airport; My Friend Lou Myles; Danger Pay -- Travels Around the World; The Prime Ministers; Abortion -- a Hot Issue; The Metric Mess; Free Trade; A Few Words about the Senate; The Gravenhurst Prison; Immigration; Running My Riding Office; The Haida Commemoration; Muskoka Lakes and the Cottager's Association; China -- an Unforgettable Experience; Maharishi Mahesh Yogi; The Lions Club -- We Serve; Mona Darling; The Essiac Report; What Went Wrong; The Last Word N2 - A stalwart Tory, Stan Darling was a Member of Parliament for twenty-one years. In The Darling Diaries, he looks back on his career in politics, the places he has been, and some of the poeple he has met -- Libyan dictator Gaddafi, President Bush, and Maharishi Mahesh Yogi. Never afraid of the press or anyone else foolish enough to quarrel with him, he strenuously advocated (and got) controls on the emmissions which cause acid rain -- for which he earned the nickname Mr. Acid Rain. He helped to get a free vote on the death penalty in Parliament. Whether in his native Burks Falls, Ontar UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=244902 ER -