Mike Starr of Oshawa

A Political Biography

Myron Momryk

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English

University of Ottawa Press
23 January 2018

Biography: historical, political & military; History of the Americas; Postwar 20th century history, from c 1945 to c 2000; Central government

Series: Mercury

Mike Starr had a remarkable career in Canadian politics. In June 1957, he was appointed Minister of Labour in John Diefenbaker's cabinet and created a sensation, especially among Canadian ethnocultural groups. He made political history as the first Ukrainian Canadian appointed to federal cabinet. As Minister of Labour, Starr was faced with numerous national problems, including seasonal unemployment, regional disparities, union negotiations and emerging militant nationalism in Quebec. When the Diefenbaker government was defeated in the 1963 federal election, Starr returned to his earlier role as Member of Parliament. With the changing Canadian political environment, he was defeated by a tiny margin in the 1968 federal election. Starr continued his distinguished career of public service from 1968 to 1980. He promoted the increasing involvement of ethnocultural groups in Canada political life. In recent decades, it has become a political norm to have members of various ethnocultural and visible minority groups elected to the House of Commons, and appointed to Cabinet and other senior government positions. For breaking this barrier, Mike Starr was indeed a pioneer in Canadian politics.

By: Myron Momryk
Imprint: University of Ottawa Press
Country of Publication: Canada
Dimensions: Height: 241mm, Width: 171mm,
Weight: 504g
ISBN: 9780776625911
ISBN 10: 0776625918
Series: Mercury
Pages: 242
Publication Date: 23 January 2018
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Myron Momryk is a retired archivist from Library and Archives Canada where he worked in the Multicultural Archives Program for twenty-five years. Prior to this tenure, he was the History Officer in the Multiculturalism Directorate, Department of the Secretary of State (now Heritage Canada).

Reviews for Mike Starr of Oshawa: A Political Biography

Through politics and cultural performances, different communities engage and confront the hegemonic state in different ways. Both Perogies and Politics and Mike Starr of Oshawa show the role that politics and culture has played in the Canadian Ukrainian community. While Rhonda Hinther looks at the history of the Ukrainian left in Canada, from its struggles to its successes, Myron Momryk looks at the political career of one Ukrainian man, Mike Starr, and what his career meant for the larger postwar Ukrainian community. Reviewed along with Rhonda L. Hinther: Perogies and Politics: Canada's Ukrainian Left, 1891-1991 (University of Toronto Press)--Katelyn Arac Volume 99, Issue 4, December 2018 (12/01/2018)