On June 6,1919,Crerar resigned from his position in protest against the high tariff policies of the Conservative-dominated government. He was strongly in favor of free trade with the United States,which would have benefited the western farmers.
Progressive Party of Canada
In 1920,he was selected as leader of the Progressive Party. In the 1921 election,he led the party to a landslide victory in western Canada,giving them 65 seats in the House of Commons. Crerar failed to hold the party together,however. He resigned as leader in 1922,and the party collapsed shortly thereafter.
Rt. Hon. W.L. Mackenzie King inspecting No. 110 (City of Toronto) Squadron,R.C.A.F. The aircraft in the background is Westland 'Lysander' II 417. [L-R]:Hon. T.A. Crerar,Air Marshal G.M. Croil,Rt. Hon. W.L. Mackenzie King,W/C W.D. Van Vliet,Hon. Norman Rogers,13 January 1940.
Crerar was appointed to the Senate of Canada on April 18,1945,and remained a Senator until his retirement on May 31,1966. In 1973,he was made a Companion of the Order of Canada. He died in 1975.
1The offices of Minister of Immigration and Colonization, Minister of the Interior, Minister of Mines and Superintendent-General of Indian Affairs were abolished and the office of Minister of Mines and Resources was created and proclaimed in force December 1, 1936.
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