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That one never asks a question unless he knows the answer is basic to parliamentary questioning.
John Diefenbaker
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John Diefenbaker
Age: 83 †
Born: 1895
Born: September 18
Died: 1979
Died: August 16
Diplomat
Former Prime Minister Of Canada
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Neustadt
Ontario
John George Diefenbaker
John G. Diefenbaker
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