Pierre Trudeau
Sir Wilfred Laurier believed that the role of government was not to force action in one direction but to remove barriers to citizens’, efforts to achieve personal and social improvement. His fifteen years of government, 1869-1911, were among the most vigorous in Canada’s history as confederation was expanding and immigrants flooded to the land of freedom and opportunity. This report will describe the life and achievements of Wilfred Laurier, a Canadian prime minister at the turn of the century.Wilfred Laurier was born in St. Lin Quebec in 1841, the son of a farmer. He attended an elementary school then later was sent to new Glascow to learn English. For seven years he went a Roman Catholic College then later studied law at McGill University. Laurier began practicing politics in Montréal after graduating in 1864. He supported the liberal party in Quebec. He moved to L’Avenir in 1866 and took over as editor of Le Defricheur. He married Zoe Lafontaine in 1868. The party “les rouges” were condemned and the government was dominated by the “party blue” Laurier was appointed to legislature as a liberal member in 1871, and then resigned in 1874. He was also elected to the House of Commons in the same year. After the Tory government do
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