Albert Wesley Johnson

Albert Wesley Johnson

"To see the football player with the same name see Al Johnson (football player)"

Albert Wesley ("Al") Johnson (born 1923) is a former Canadian civil servant, former president of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, professor in the department of political science at the University of Toronto, and author.

Born in Insinger, Saskatchewan, he received a Master's in public administration (MPA) from the University of Toronto and an MPA from Harvard University. He was deputy treasurer of Saskatchewan from 1952 until 1964. In 1964 he became assistant deputy minister of finance for the federal government. From 1975 until 1982 he was president of the CBC. He subsequently taught at Queen's University and the University of Toronto.

In 1980 he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada and was promoted to Companion in 1996.

In 2004, he wrote the book "Dream No Little Dreams, A Biography of the Douglas Government of Saskatchewan, 1944-1961" (ISBN 0-8020-8633-0).


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