The Prime Minister Who Opposed Confederation (Part 1)

Commentary Sir Wilfrid Laurier was one of Canada’s most successful political operators and served as the national Liberal leader from 1887 to 1919 (32 years), and about half that time as prime minister. He eventually took up the old Cartier-Macdonald mantle of Confederation, adding two new provinces, and even managed to play the imperial statesman, […]