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Barney Danson was born to a Jewish family in Toronto 's Parkdale neighbourhood. He joined the Queen's Own Rifles in 1939 as World War II broke out, rose to the rank of Lieutenant and served until he was severely wounded in the Battle Of Normandy . (He lost an eye.) He returned to Canada and joined his family's insurance business before entering the plastics industry with his own company, the Danson Corporation. He also served as president of the Society of the Plastics Industry of Canada. Danson was first elected to the Canadian House Of Commons in the 1968 General Election as the Liberal Member Of Parliament (MP) for the Toronto-area Riding of York North. In 1970 , he became Parliamentary Secretary to Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau , and was appointed to the Cabinet in 1974 as Minister Of State for urban affairs. In 1976 , he was promoted to Minister Of National Defence . He served in that position until the defeat of the Liberal government in the 1979 General Election , in which he lost his seat. In recent years, Danson has been chairman of the advisory committee of the Canadian War Museum in Ottawa and produced ''No Price Too High'', a six-part series televised on Canadian Broadcasting Corporation -TV on Canada's role in World War II. In 2002, his autobiography, ''Not Bad for a Sergeant: The Memoirs of Barney Danson'', was published. In 1996 , he was made an Officer of the Order Of Canada and in 2000, he was awarded the Vimy Award . EXTERNAL LINKS |
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