Rona Ambrose: Sussex Drive

John G Diefenbaker Dept: "This iconic leader was chosen for his many contributions in shaping this country," Public Works Minister Rona Ambrose said Monday as Ottawa s old city hall on Sussex Drive was renamed in honour of the leader known as The Chief, according to The Chronicle Herald. Stephen Harper has consistently invoked Diefenbaker s northern vision in speeches ever since coming to power, but the tributes haven t been only rhetorical and oTTAWA Half a century after his tumultuous six years as prime minister, John G. Diefenbaker s name is being slapped on awards, ships and public buildings as the Harper Conservatives work to paint a little Tory blue into the country s political memory. Canada s 13th prime minister, who governed from 1957 to 1963, has been difficult to miss during the term of Canada s 22nd prime minister. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.