Rt. Hon. W.L. Mackenzie King and members of the Cabinet
Black and white archival photograph depicting Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King and members of the Cabinet seated around a table while broadcasting messages to the Canadian people following the special emergency Cabinet meeting following Great Britain's declaration of war. From left to right the men are identified as: Hon. Charles Gavan Power, Rt. Hon. Ernest Lapointe, Rt. Hon. W.L. Mackenzie King, Hon. Norman Rogers. Two microphone, one from CBC Radio, sit in the centre of the table. Prime Minister King is seen looking down at his notes. Canada followed Great Britain's war declaration, with its own official declaration on September 10, 1939.
