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Norman Hillmer on Mackenzie King’s Cautious Transformation

Published: 29 October 2025

October 1, 2025 Norman Hillmer (Slater Family Visiting Scholar) co-authored the chapter “King’s Cautious Transformation” with Stephen Azzi in , edited by Patrice Dutil. The authors argue that King reshaped Canada’s national life and institutions through incremental and consensual change, a style of leadership they describe as “cautious transformation” in a country historically resistant to rapid reform.

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