Barnett Jerome (Barney) Danson, PC, CC is a former Canadian politician and Cabinet minister. Barney Danson was born to a Jewish family in Toronto's Parkdale neighbourhood. He joined The Queen's Own Rifles of Canada in 1939 as the Second World War broke out, rose to the rank of lieutenant and served until he was severely wounded in the Battle of Normandy, and lost an eye.

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  • Barnett Jerome (Barney) Danson, PC, CC is a former Canadian politician and Cabinet minister. Barney Danson was born to a Jewish family in Toronto's Parkdale neighbourhood. He joined The Queen's Own Rifles of Canada in 1939 as the Second World War broke out, rose to the rank of lieutenant and served until he was severely wounded in the Battle of Normandy, and lost an eye. He maintains an interest in the Canadian National Institute for the Blind (CNIB) and its library for the blind and visually impaired. 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. In 2002, his autobiography, Not Bad for a Sergeant: The Memoirs of Barney Danson, was published.
  • Barnett Jerome "Barney" Danson PC, CC, on kanadalainen poliitikko. Hänet valittiin liberaalipuolueesta eduskuntaan vuoden 1968 vaaleissa. Toisessa maailmansodassa silmän menettänyt Danson toimi vuosina 1976–1979 liittovaltion puolustusministerinä. Danson nimitettiin Order of Canadan upseeriksi vuonna 1996 ja sitten vuonna 2007 companioniksi. Vuonna 2007 hänestä tehtiin lisäksi Ranskan Kunnialegioonan ritari. Hän on Ordre National du Mériten upseeri.
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  • Barnett Jerome (Barney) Danson, PC, CC is a former Canadian politician and Cabinet minister. Barney Danson was born to a Jewish family in Toronto's Parkdale neighbourhood. He joined The Queen's Own Rifles of Canada in 1939 as the Second World War broke out, rose to the rank of lieutenant and served until he was severely wounded in the Battle of Normandy, and lost an eye.
  • Barnett Jerome "Barney" Danson PC, CC, on kanadalainen poliitikko. Hänet valittiin liberaalipuolueesta eduskuntaan vuoden 1968 vaaleissa. Toisessa maailmansodassa silmän menettänyt Danson toimi vuosina 1976–1979 liittovaltion puolustusministerinä. Danson nimitettiin Order of Canadan upseeriksi vuonna 1996 ja sitten vuonna 2007 companioniksi. Vuonna 2007 hänestä tehtiin lisäksi Ranskan Kunnialegioonan ritari. Hän on Ordre National du Mériten upseeri.
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  • Barney Danson
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