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'''Clarence Decatur Howe''' ([[January 15]], [[1886]] - [[December 31]], [[1960]]) was a leading [[Canada|Canadian]] politician. In the 1940s and 1950s he was known as the "Minister of Everything".
Howe was born in [[Waltham, Massachusetts]], [[United States]] and attended [[MIT]] where he received an engineering degree. He emigrated to Canada in [[1903]] to teach at [[Dalhousie University]]. Howe was successful as a professor, but found it dreary and left to design [[grain elevator]]s on the Canadian prairies. In [[1916]] he formed his own firm that specialized in elevator design. His business prospered and he was soon very wealthy. The [[Great Depression]] hit his business hard, however, and it folded in [[1935]].
Howe decided to move to politics, and was elected as one of [[Mackenzie King]]'s [[Liberal Party of Canada|Liberals]] in that same year. In [[1936]] he entered the cabinet, becoming [[Canadian minister of tranport|minister of tranport]]. Howe maintained close relations with Canadian business leaders and guaranteed their support of the Liberals, despite their conservative tendencies. During the [[Second World War]] Howe played a pivotal role becoming [[Canadian minister of munitions and supply|minister of munitions and supply]].
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Despite these failures, Howe is still today viewed as man who made Canada into a modern industrial power. Howe played an important role in setting up many of the pillars of the Canadian economy such as [[Air Canada]], the [[St. Lawrence Seaway]], and [[CN Rail]]. The [[C.D. Howe Building]], the home of [[Industry Canada]] in [[Ottawa]], and the [[C.D. Howe Institute]], an economic policy [[think tank]], are named after him.
On his passing in 1960, C. D. Howe was interred in the [[Mount Royal Cemetery]] in [[Montreal, Quebec]].
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