James Eayrs

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James Eayrs
OC, FRSC
Eayrs in 1972
Born
James George Eayrs

(1926-10-13)October 13, 1926
London, England
DiedFebruary 6, 2021(2021-02-06) (aged 94)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
SpouseElizabeth Eayrs
Academic background
Alma mater
Academic work
DisciplinePolitical science
Institutions

James George Eayrs, OC, FRSC (13 October 1926 – 6 February 2021) was a Canadian political scientist and journalist. [1][2]

Biography

Eayrs won the Governor General's Award for English-language non-fiction at the 1965 Governor General's Awards for his book In Defence of Canada: From the Great War to the Great Depression.[3] The book, which examined Canadian military and defence policy during the period between the First World War and the Great Depression,[4] was the first in a multi-volume series on Canadian military history and was followed by In Defence of Canada, Vol. 2: Appeasement and Rearmament (1965),[5] In Defence of Canada: Peacemaking and Deterrence (1972),[6] In Defence of Canada: Growing Up Allied (1980)[7] and In Defence of Canada: Indochina, Roots of Complicity (1983).[8][9]

A professor of political economy at the University of Toronto[2] and later of political science at Dalhousie University, he was awarded the Canada Council Molson Prize in 1984[10] and was named a fellow of the Royal Society of Canada.[11] In 1985, he was appointed to the Order of Canada.[12]

Eayrs was also active as a journalist, writing a weekly public affairs column for the Montreal Star and later the Toronto Star.[1] As a broadcaster, he wrote for the CTV series Here Come the Seventies and then cohosted with Charlotte Gobeil the CBC television program, Weekend.[1]

His wife, Elizabeth Eayrs, sat on Toronto City Council from 1972 to 1978.[13][14]

References

  1. "James Eayrs: Obituary". The Globe and Mail. 13 February 2021. Retrieved 9 November 2024.
  2. Hillmer, Norman (19 October 2021). "James George Eayrs". The Canadian Encyclopedia. Retrieved 9 November 2024.
  3. "Council Names 5 for Awards". The Globe and Mail. Toronto. Canadian Press. 1 April 1966. p. 14.
  4. Foulkes, Charles (28 November 1964). "Between the Wars, the Services Fought On". The Globe and Mail. Toronto. p. A13.
  5. Underhill, Frank H. (1 January 1966). "Was King Innocent or Statesman?". The Globe and Mail. Toronto. p. A13.
  6. Cook, Ramsay (14 October 1972). "Eayrs the Rational Scholar". The Globe and Mail. Toronto. p. 33.
  7. Cook, Ramsay (8 March 1980). "The Origin and Growth of NATO from the Prima Ballerina of Foreign Policy Scholarship". The Globe and Mail. Toronto. p. E15.
  8. Kirton, John (20 August 1983). "Thankless Tasks in the Far East". The Globe and Mail. Toronto. p. E12.
  9. "Annual John W. Holmes Issue on Canadian Foreign Policy: A Tribute to James Eayrs". International Journal: Canada's Journal of Global Policy Analysis. 62 (2). June 2007.
  10. Cherry, Zena (20 November 1984). "Prof. James Eayrs Wins Prize". The Globe and Mail. Toronto. p. F16.
  11. Fraser, Matthew (20 November 1984). "Eayrs, Dube Win $50,000 Prizes". The Globe and Mail. Toronto. p. M9.
  12. "Order of Canada: Mr. James G. Eayrs". Governor General of Canada. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
  13. Lind, Loren (12 November 1974). "In the Basements, a Campaign Is Born". The Globe and Mail. Toronto. p. 5.
  14. "Elizabeth Eayrs: Obituary". The Globe and Mail. 17 June 2023. Retrieved 9 November 2024.