Chaired by Walter L. Gordon, its 1956 and 1957 reports were representative of a period of growing concern for Canadian nationalism and questioned the government's policy of allowing control of Canada's natural resources and other business enterprises to be sold to foreign interests.
Chaired by Walter L. Gordon, its 1956 and 1957 reports mirrored a period marked by heightened concern for Canadian identity and raised questions about the government's approach to managing Canada's assets and enterprises, particularly regarding their control by foreign powers.