Mitchell Sharp

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Mitchell William Sharp Template:Post-nominals (11 May 1911 – 19 March 2004) was a Canadian civil servant and politician, most noted for his service as a Liberal Cabinet minister. He served in both the private and public sectors during his long career.

BackgroundEdit

Sharp was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba. He earned his Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Manitoba in 1934 and completed post-graduate work at that university and then at the London School of Economics. During this time, he worked as a writer focusing on the grain trade.

Sharp started his long career in public service in 1942<ref name="auto">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> when he was offered a position at the Department of Finance. In 1947 he was named director of the department's Economic Policy Division.<ref name="auto"/> From 1951 to 1957, Sharp served as the Associate Deputy Minister of Trade and Commerce. During his tenure, he was responsible for international trade relations. Soon after, Sharp served a short term as the Deputy Minister of Trade and Commerce.

PoliticsEdit

In 1963, Mitchell Sharp was elected as a member of Parliament (MP) representing Eglinton. Shortly thereafter, he was assigned the portfolio of Minister of Trade and Commerce. From 1965 through 1968, Sharp was the Minister of Finance. Other ministerial positions held include Secretary of State for External Affairs (1968–1974), President of the Privy Council (1974–1978) and Leader of the Government in the House of Commons (1974–1978). Sharp resigned as a parliamentarian in 1978.

Sharp also disliked Canada's constitutional structure, revealing in his 1994 memoirs that because of his negative views on the monarchy, he refused to accept Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau's offer to recommend him for appointment as governor general.Template:Sfn He also stated that "Canada should have its own head of state who isn't shared by others" and that the status quo gave the impression that "Canada had not yet achieved full independence from Britain."Template:Sfn

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The signing ceremony for the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement. At the table, left to right: Secretary of State William P. Rogers, President Richard M. Nixon, Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau and Mitchell Sharp.

Sharp's support was influential in securing a prominent position for the Canadian Pavilion at Expo 67 during the Canadian Centennial, which had initially been proposed to be much smaller, limited to a single acre.<ref name=Lownsbrough>Template:Cite book</ref>

After politicsEdit

Sharp re-entered the public sector as the commissioner of the Northern Pipeline Agency, an agency formed under the Northern Pipeline Act (1978) to give effect to the U.S.-Canada Agreement on Principles Applicable to a Northern Natural Gas Pipeline (1977), from 1978 until 1988. His public service continued as he served as a co-chairman of a task force on conflict of interest and published a report on ethical conduct in the public service in 1984. Other posts included head of the Canadian group and deputy chairman of the Trilateral Commission (1976–1986). From 1988 through 1993, he served as a policy associate with Strategion. He was a personal adviser to Prime Minister Jean Chrétien from 1993 to 2003, a job for which he was paid $1 a year.

On February 22, 2004, Sharp fell and broke his collarbone in his home. He was taken to Elizabeth Bruyere Health Centre (hospital), in Ottawa, where he was diagnosed with an aggressive form of prostate cancer; that disease claimed his life on March 19 of that year. He was 92. He is buried in Ottawa.

HonoursEdit

Mitchell Sharp was sworn in as a member of the Queen's Privy Council for Canada on 22 April 1963, giving him the honorific prefix The Honourable and the post-nominal letters "PC" for life.

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Ribbon	Description	Notes
File:Order of Canada (CC) ribbon bar.svg	Order of Canada (CC)	Officer – 11 April 1984 Companion – 23 September 1999 <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1\|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
File:Canada100 ribbon.png	Canadian Centennial Medal	1 July 1967
File:UK Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee Medal ribbon.svg	Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee Medal	1977 Canadian Version of this Medal
File:125canada ribbon.png	125th Anniversary of the Confederation of Canada Medal	1992
File:UK Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal ribbon.svg	Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal	2002 Canadian Version of this Medal <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1\|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Honorary DegreesEdit

Michell Sharp received several honorary degrees in recognition of his service to Canada.

Honorary Degrees

Country	Date	School	Degree
Template:Flagu	1965	University of Manitoba	Doctor of Laws (LL.D) <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1\|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Flagu	6 June 1977	University of Western Ontario	Doctor of Laws (LL.D) <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1\|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Flagu	1994	Carleton University	Doctor of Laws (LL.D) <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1\|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Flagu	June 1995	McMaster University	Doctor of Laws (LL.D) <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1\|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>

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ArchivesEdit

There is a Mitchell Sharp fonds at Library and Archives Canada.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

ReferencesEdit

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