The Commission of Government was a non-elected body that governed Newfoundland from 1934 to 1949 (when the former dominion became the tenth province of Canada). Established following the collapse of Newfoundland's economy during the Great Depression, it was composed of civil servants who were directly subordinate to the British Government in London.
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