JDayton

“History will prove this to be one of the most colossal blunders made by a Prime Minister in the history of Canada.”  History did just that. When Prime Minister Diefenbaker and his Conservative government shut down the Avro Arrow Program, it was out of pride, and an un-willingness to admit their mistakes. The events that took place before and after the termination of the Arrow Airframe and Iroquois Engine prove that the Diefenbaker government was most unwise in its decision, and made one of the biggest mistakes in Canadian engineering history. However, before looking into the government and their decision, one must know the backgr