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CANADA’S FIRST PRIME CANADA’S FIRST PRIME MINISTERMINISTER
APPOINTED 1867APPOINTED 1867
WINS ELECTIONS IN 1867,1872, 1878, 1882, 1887 (WINS WINS ELECTIONS IN 1867,1872, 1878, 1882, 1887 (WINS AGAIN IN 1891)AGAIN IN 1891)
WON SIX MAJORITY GOVERNMENTS, ONLY PM WON SIX MAJORITY GOVERNMENTS, ONLY PM EVER. EVER.
SERVED 19 YEARS, SECOND LONGEST EVERSERVED 19 YEARS, SECOND LONGEST EVER
DEALT WITH LOTS OF ISSUES: REPEALERS, DEALT WITH LOTS OF ISSUES: REPEALERS, RUPERT’S LAND, WASHINGTON TREATY, RED RIVER RUPERT’S LAND, WASHINGTON TREATY, RED RIVER REBELLION, NORTHWEST REBELLION, CPR, PACIFIC REBELLION, NORTHWEST REBELLION, CPR, PACIFIC SCANDALSCANDAL
ADDED RUPERT’S LAND, MANITOBA, BC, AND PEIADDED RUPERT’S LAND, MANITOBA, BC, AND PEI
WITH EACH NEW ISSUE, ELECTION FIGHTS HARDER WITH EACH NEW ISSUE, ELECTION FIGHTS HARDER TO MAINTAIN SUPPORTTO MAINTAIN SUPPORT
STILL SOME OF THE CREDIT FOR HIS LONG REIGN STILL SOME OF THE CREDIT FOR HIS LONG REIGN BELONGS TO LIBERALS THEMSELVESBELONGS TO LIBERALS THEMSELVES
ALEXANDER MACKENZIE UNITED “LIBERALS” ALEXANDER MACKENZIE UNITED “LIBERALS” BRIEFLY, BUT HIS SUCCESSOR WAS EDWARD BLAKEBRIEFLY, BUT HIS SUCCESSOR WAS EDWARD BLAKE
BLAKE NOT AS ABLE TO UNITE OPPOSITION BLAKE NOT AS ABLE TO UNITE OPPOSITION AGAINST THE CONSERVATIVESAGAINST THE CONSERVATIVES
THUS BLAKE FIRST LIBERAL LEADER TO NEVER THUS BLAKE FIRST LIBERAL LEADER TO NEVER BECOME PM. SECOND WAS DIONBECOME PM. SECOND WAS DION
EDWARD BLAKE PREMIER OFONTARIO 1871-1872.
LEADER OF LIBERAL PARTYFROM 1880-1887
THE LOVABLE, LIBERAL, LOSER
NOW HE HAS COMPANY ON THE WALL OF SHAME
FAILURE TO OFFER A FAILURE TO OFFER A DIFFERENT CHOICEDIFFERENT CHOICE
LIBERALS DIVIDED ON ISSUES LIKE RIEL, FREE TRADE, LIBERALS DIVIDED ON ISSUES LIKE RIEL, FREE TRADE, EXPANSION, SCHOOLS’ QUESTION JESUITS ETCEXPANSION, SCHOOLS’ QUESTION JESUITS ETC
THUS THEY WERE NEVER A CHALLENGE TO MACDONALDTHUS THEY WERE NEVER A CHALLENGE TO MACDONALD
BLAKE HIMSELF WAS NOT ONE TO UNITE THE GROUPBLAKE HIMSELF WAS NOT ONE TO UNITE THE GROUP
IN FACT BLAKE SUPPORTED THE EXECUTION OF RIEL, AND IN FACT BLAKE SUPPORTED THE EXECUTION OF RIEL, AND THUS REFUSED TO MAKE AN “ISSUE OF THE REGINA THUS REFUSED TO MAKE AN “ISSUE OF THE REGINA SCAFFOLD”SCAFFOLD”
BLAKE SUPPORTED NATIONAL POLICY “SINCE US WON’T BLAKE SUPPORTED NATIONAL POLICY “SINCE US WON’T AGREE TO RECIPROCITY”AGREE TO RECIPROCITY”
WHEN YOU OFFER NOTHING DIFFERENT PEOPLE WILL STAY WHEN YOU OFFER NOTHING DIFFERENT PEOPLE WILL STAY WITH THE CONSERVATIVES. MACDONALD CONTINUES TO WITH THE CONSERVATIVES. MACDONALD CONTINUES TO WINWIN
MACDONALD TRIES TO WIN BACK QUE WITH MACDONALD TRIES TO WIN BACK QUE WITH MOTION OF REGRET FREE VOTE IN THE HOUSE MOTION OF REGRET FREE VOTE IN THE HOUSE OVER THE HANGING OR RIELOVER THE HANGING OR RIEL
BLAKE VOTED WITH THE “KILLERS OF RIEL” DID BLAKE VOTED WITH THE “KILLERS OF RIEL” DID NOT TAKE ADVANTAGENOT TAKE ADVANTAGE
ONE YOUNG LIBERAL DID SPEAK UPONE YOUNG LIBERAL DID SPEAK UP
SAID MACDONALD’S GOV’T CREATED THE SAID MACDONALD’S GOV’T CREATED THE REBELLIONS IN THE WEST BY DECADES OF REBELLIONS IN THE WEST BY DECADES OF NEGLECTNEGLECT
SAID USED THE REBELLION TO SELL THE RAILWAYSAID USED THE REBELLION TO SELL THE RAILWAY
SAID IF HE HAD BEEN BORN ON THE BANKS OF THE SAID IF HE HAD BEEN BORN ON THE BANKS OF THE RED RIVER HE TOO WOULD HAVE SHOULDERED A RED RIVER HE TOO WOULD HAVE SHOULDERED A MUSKETMUSKET
SPOKE ELOQUENTLY AND BILINGUALLYSPOKE ELOQUENTLY AND BILINGUALLY
LIBS BEGIN TO SEE THEIR FUTURE WITH THIS LIBS BEGIN TO SEE THEIR FUTURE WITH THIS YOUNG MAN FROM QUEYOUNG MAN FROM QUE
A887 ELECTION MAIN ISSUES WERE RIEL, A887 ELECTION MAIN ISSUES WERE RIEL, PROVINCIAL SECTIONALISM, NATIONAL POLICY VS PROVINCIAL SECTIONALISM, NATIONAL POLICY VS FREE TRADE, SCHOOLS’ QUESTION ETC.FREE TRADE, SCHOOLS’ QUESTION ETC.
BLAKE AGREED WITH MACDONALD ON ALL OF BLAKE AGREED WITH MACDONALD ON ALL OF THEMTHEM
BLAKE LOST THE ELECTION AND BY END OF THE BLAKE LOST THE ELECTION AND BY END OF THE YEAR RESIGNS AND IS REPLACED BY THAT YOUNG YEAR RESIGNS AND IS REPLACED BY THAT YOUNG MP FROM QUE, WILFRID LAURIERMP FROM QUE, WILFRID LAURIER
SIR WILFRID LAURIER
LIBERAL LEADER FROM1887-1919
PRIME MINISTER OF CANADA 1896-1911
LONGEST CONSECUTIVESERVING PM IN CDNHISTORY
MACDONALD 1887-1891MACDONALD 1887-1891 AFTER 1887 VICTORY MACDONALD GOES TO USA AFTER 1887 VICTORY MACDONALD GOES TO USA
FOR RECIPROCITY.FOR RECIPROCITY.
THIS WOULD ALLEVIATE ANGST IN EAST AND WEST THIS WOULD ALLEVIATE ANGST IN EAST AND WEST AMONGST FARMERSAMONGST FARMERS
USA REFUSES SO MACDONALD GOES BACK TO NAT USA REFUSES SO MACDONALD GOES BACK TO NAT POLICYPOLICY
HE TELLS THOSE THAT WANTED RECIPROCITY THAT HE TELLS THOSE THAT WANTED RECIPROCITY THAT HE TRIED, BUT THOSE THAT DIDN’T THAT HIS HE TRIED, BUT THOSE THAT DIDN’T THAT HIS PROPOSED DEAL WAS SO BAD HE FORCED USA TO PROPOSED DEAL WAS SO BAD HE FORCED USA TO SAY NO. MASTER SALESMANSAY NO. MASTER SALESMAN
JESUIT ESTATES ACTJESUIT ESTATES ACT 1888 QUE PROV GOV’T PASSES JESUIT ESTATES ACT1888 QUE PROV GOV’T PASSES JESUIT ESTATES ACT
JESUITS ARE THE MISSIONARY “ARMY” OF THE JESUITS ARE THE MISSIONARY “ARMY” OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCHCATHOLIC CHURCH
THEY CAME TO NEW FRANCE WITH THE THEY CAME TO NEW FRANCE WITH THE SETTLEMENTS AND WERE TASKED WITH SETTLEMENTS AND WERE TASKED WITH EDUCATING AND CONVERTING THE HEATHENS EDUCATING AND CONVERTING THE HEATHENS
HAD LARGE LAND GRANTS UNDER HAD LARGE LAND GRANTS UNDER SEIGNIORIAL SEIGNIORIAL SYSTEMSYSTEM. LOST IT ALL WHEN NEW FRANCE FELL. LOST IT ALL WHEN NEW FRANCE FELL
LAND REDISTRIBUTED BY ENGLISHLAND REDISTRIBUTED BY ENGLISH
1842 CANADIAN JESUIT ORDER STARTED AGAIN1842 CANADIAN JESUIT ORDER STARTED AGAIN
WANTED COMPENSATION FOR THE LAND LOSSWANTED COMPENSATION FOR THE LAND LOSS
1871 VATICAN OKAYS THE REQUEST FOR 1871 VATICAN OKAYS THE REQUEST FOR COMPENSATION AND ACTS AS ARBITER FOR THE COMPENSATION AND ACTS AS ARBITER FOR THE JESUIT CLAIMSJESUIT CLAIMS
QUE GOV’T OF HONORE MERCIER AGREES AND THE QUE GOV’T OF HONORE MERCIER AGREES AND THE DEAL IS $300-400 THOUSAND TO JESUIT ORDER IN DEAL IS $300-400 THOUSAND TO JESUIT ORDER IN EXCHANGE FOR LAND CLAIMS, $140,000 TO FOUND EXCHANGE FOR LAND CLAIMS, $140,000 TO FOUND LAVAL, $100,000 TO VARIOUS DIOCESES AND $60,000 LAVAL, $100,000 TO VARIOUS DIOCESES AND $60,000 FOR PROTESTANT CENTERS OF HIGHER EDUCATIONFOR PROTESTANT CENTERS OF HIGHER EDUCATION
ORANGE LODGE, AND ONTARIO VEHEMENT THAT ORANGE LODGE, AND ONTARIO VEHEMENT THAT MACDONALD NOT ALLOW THIS PAPAL INTRUSIONMACDONALD NOT ALLOW THIS PAPAL INTRUSION
CALLED ON HIM TO USE DISALLOWANCE OR TO CALLED ON HIM TO USE DISALLOWANCE OR TO OVERTURN THE PROVINCIAL LAWOVERTURN THE PROVINCIAL LAW
MACDONALD DOESN’T WANT TO AS QUE ALREADY MACDONALD DOESN’T WANT TO AS QUE ALREADY ANGRY (RIEL) REFUSESANGRY (RIEL) REFUSES
1889 PRIVATE MEMBERS BILL “NOBLE 13” MOVE FOR 1889 PRIVATE MEMBERS BILL “NOBLE 13” MOVE FOR DISALLOWANCE “DEVILS DOZEN”DISALLOWANCE “DEVILS DOZEN”
AGAIN SPARKS INDIGNITY IN QUEAGAIN SPARKS INDIGNITY IN QUE
IN PART THIS IS THE CAUSE FOR TODAY’S DISTINCT IN PART THIS IS THE CAUSE FOR TODAY’S DISTINCT SOCIETY CLAUSE AS ENGLISH CDNS ALWAYS SOCIETY CLAUSE AS ENGLISH CDNS ALWAYS TRYING TO INTERFERETRYING TO INTERFERE
MACDONALD AVOIDED MOST OF THIS BY REFUSING MACDONALD AVOIDED MOST OF THIS BY REFUSING TO GET INVOLVEDTO GET INVOLVED
MANITOBA SCHOOLS MANITOBA SCHOOLS QUESTIONQUESTION
THIS IS REALLY THE MAIN ISSUE IN 1896 BUT WAS THIS IS REALLY THE MAIN ISSUE IN 1896 BUT WAS AROUND FOR THE 1887-1891 TERM OF MACDONALDAROUND FOR THE 1887-1891 TERM OF MACDONALD
IN MAN THEY WERE GUARANTEED SEP SCHOOLS IN MAN THEY WERE GUARANTEED SEP SCHOOLS WHEN CREATEDWHEN CREATED
SCHOOLS FOR FRENCH CATHOLICS A RIGHTSCHOOLS FOR FRENCH CATHOLICS A RIGHT
REMEMBER THOUGH MANY MÉTIS HAD LEFT TO REMEMBER THOUGH MANY MÉTIS HAD LEFT TO MOVE WESTMOVE WEST
FEW FRENCH IN MANITOBA BY 1880s AND RUNNING FEW FRENCH IN MANITOBA BY 1880s AND RUNNING TWO SCHOOL SYSTEMS EXPENSIVETWO SCHOOL SYSTEMS EXPENSIVE
AS A RESULT ORANGE LODGE MEMBERS AND AS A RESULT ORANGE LODGE MEMBERS AND FRANCOPHOBES DEMAND END TO THIS DUAL FRANCOPHOBES DEMAND END TO THIS DUAL SYSTEMSYSTEM
ONE OF THEM WAS THE MP FROM ONTARIO DALTON ONE OF THEM WAS THE MP FROM ONTARIO DALTON MCCARTHYMCCARTHY
1890 PREMIER OF MANITOBA THOMAS GREENWAY 1890 PREMIER OF MANITOBA THOMAS GREENWAY DECIDED TO CANCEL SEPARATE SCHOOLSDECIDED TO CANCEL SEPARATE SCHOOLS
ENGLISH CANADA FINE WITH THIS, QUE IS LIVID. ENGLISH CANADA FINE WITH THIS, QUE IS LIVID. SEE AGAIN LOSS OF FRENCH CULTURE OUTSIDE OF SEE AGAIN LOSS OF FRENCH CULTURE OUTSIDE OF QUEQUE
ISSUE BEGINS IN 1890 SO IS AROUND IN 1891 ISSUE BEGINS IN 1890 SO IS AROUND IN 1891 ELECTION ELECTION
THOMAS GREENWAY PREMIER OFMANITOBA FROM 1888-1900.
IRONICALLY REPLACED BY HUGH JOHNMACDONALD. THE ONLY SURVIVING SON OF JOHN A MACDONALD
DALTON MCCARTHY ONTARIO MP
HE ACTUALLY BROKE WITH CONSTO START OWN PARTY.
ADVOCATED UNITING WITH ENG.
ELECTION OF 1891ELECTION OF 1891 RECIPROCITY ISSUE: MACDONALD CLAIMS RECIPROCITY ISSUE: MACDONALD CLAIMS
BOTH SIDESBOTH SIDES
JESUITS ESTATES ACT, MACDONALD JESUITS ESTATES ACT, MACDONALD REFUSED DISALLOWANCE SO WINS SOME REFUSED DISALLOWANCE SO WINS SOME FROM QUE FROM QUE
MANITOBA SCHOOLS ACT NOT HUGEMANITOBA SCHOOLS ACT NOT HUGE
YET HE IS FACING A NEW, UNITED LIB YET HE IS FACING A NEW, UNITED LIB PARTY LED BY WILFRID LAURIER PARTY LED BY WILFRID LAURIER
MACDONALD 75 YEARS OLD. BEEN IN MACDONALD 75 YEARS OLD. BEEN IN POWER SINCE 1878 (13 YEARS) AND BEFORE POWER SINCE 1878 (13 YEARS) AND BEFORE THAT 1867-1873THAT 1867-1873
HE CAMPAIGNED ON SLOGAN OLD MAN, OLD HE CAMPAIGNED ON SLOGAN OLD MAN, OLD FLAG, AND OLD POLICYFLAG, AND OLD POLICY
LIBS WERE PAINTED AS ANTI BRITISH, TOO LIBS WERE PAINTED AS ANTI BRITISH, TOO NEW, AND DANGEROUS TO STABILITYNEW, AND DANGEROUS TO STABILITY
GREAT SLOGAN, LEADS TO VICTORYGREAT SLOGAN, LEADS TO VICTORY
JOHN A MACDONALD AND HIS FAMOUSPOSTER FOR THE 1891 ELECTION.
HE PLAYED ON PEOPLES’ LOVE FOR HIMAND TIES TO BRITAIN TO DEFEAT THELIBERALS.
HE ALSO PLAYED THE FEAR OF THE USAAND MOVING AWAY FROM BRITAIN THATTHE LIBERALS OF LAURIER WERE ACCUSED OF
LAURIER ESPOUSED CLOSER ECONOMIC TIES TO LAURIER ESPOUSED CLOSER ECONOMIC TIES TO USA (RECIPROCITY)USA (RECIPROCITY)
MACDONALD PLAYED THIS AS SELLING OUT TO MACDONALD PLAYED THIS AS SELLING OUT TO USA. USED POTENTIAL LOSS OF $ FOR BIG BUSINESS USA. USED POTENTIAL LOSS OF $ FOR BIG BUSINESS TO HIS ADVANTAGETO HIS ADVANTAGE
BIG BUSINESS INFLUENCED THEIR WORKERS, AND BIG BUSINESS INFLUENCED THEIR WORKERS, AND DONATED HEAVILY TO CONSERVATIVESDONATED HEAVILY TO CONSERVATIVES
ALSO PLAYED LOYALTY TO BR OVER THE FEAR OF ALSO PLAYED LOYALTY TO BR OVER THE FEAR OF THE USA IN THIS ELECTION “A BRITISH SUBJECT I THE USA IN THIS ELECTION “A BRITISH SUBJECT I WAS BORN, A BRITISH SUBJECT I WILL DIE!”WAS BORN, A BRITISH SUBJECT I WILL DIE!”
ALSO PLAYED THE PLEASE VOTE FOR ME… YOU ALSO PLAYED THE PLEASE VOTE FOR ME… YOU KNOW ME, I’M THE FATHER OF THIS COUNTRY KNOW ME, I’M THE FATHER OF THIS COUNTRY CARDCARD
IN END CONSERVATIVES WIN 123-92IN END CONSERVATIVES WIN 123-92
LAURIER VOWED TO NEVER UNDERESTIMATE BIG LAURIER VOWED TO NEVER UNDERESTIMATE BIG BUSINESS OR LOBBY AGAINBUSINESS OR LOBBY AGAIN
MACDONALD SERVES LITTLE OF NEW MANDATE AS MACDONALD SERVES LITTLE OF NEW MANDATE AS CAMPAIGN WORE OUT HIS FRAIL BODYCAMPAIGN WORE OUT HIS FRAIL BODY
WEEKS AFTER VICTORY SUFFERS A STROKEWEEKS AFTER VICTORY SUFFERS A STROKE
WITHIN THREE MONTHS HE’S DEADWITHIN THREE MONTHS HE’S DEAD
PROBLEM IS THAT CONSERVATIVES HAD NOT BEEN PROBLEM IS THAT CONSERVATIVES HAD NOT BEEN GROOMING ANYONE TO REPLACE HIMGROOMING ANYONE TO REPLACE HIM
CONSERVATIVE PARTY 1891-1896CONSERVATIVE PARTY 1891-1896 FIRST TO WANT JOB WAS MCCARTHY OF ONTARIOFIRST TO WANT JOB WAS MCCARTHY OF ONTARIO
TOO CONTROVERSIAL, AND IN 1891 HAD ACTUALLY TOO CONTROVERSIAL, AND IN 1891 HAD ACTUALLY LEFT THE CONSERVATIVE PARTY TO FOUND HIS LEFT THE CONSERVATIVE PARTY TO FOUND HIS OWN IMPERIAL UNIFICATION PARTYOWN IMPERIAL UNIFICATION PARTY
MCCARTHY HAD OPPOSED JESUITS ESTATE ACT, MCCARTHY HAD OPPOSED JESUITS ESTATE ACT, VOTED FOR DISALLOWANCE, VOTED AGAINST VOTED FOR DISALLOWANCE, VOTED AGAINST REGRET FOR RIEL, SUPPORTED SPECIAL STATUS FOR REGRET FOR RIEL, SUPPORTED SPECIAL STATUS FOR ONTARIO BUT NONE FOR QUEBEC, CLOSER ONTARIO BUT NONE FOR QUEBEC, CLOSER IMPERIAL TIES WITH BR ETCIMPERIAL TIES WITH BR ETC
HE WAS NOT A GOOD CHOICE SO THE PARTY HE WAS NOT A GOOD CHOICE SO THE PARTY LOOKED WITHIN ITS RANKSLOOKED WITHIN ITS RANKS
SIR JOHN ABBOTTSIR JOHN ABBOTT JOHN THOMPSON FROM NOVA SCOTIA WAS JOHN THOMPSON FROM NOVA SCOTIA WAS
THE BEST CHOICE, AS HE HAD BEEN THE BEST CHOICE, AS HE HAD BEEN RUNNING PARTY SINCE MACDONALD’S RUNNING PARTY SINCE MACDONALD’S FIRST STROKEFIRST STROKE
HE HOWEVER WAS CATHOLIC, SO HE WAS HE HOWEVER WAS CATHOLIC, SO HE WAS NOT A GOOD CHOICE FOR SOMENOT A GOOD CHOICE FOR SOME
HE WAS OFFERED THE JOB, BUT DIDN’T HE WAS OFFERED THE JOB, BUT DIDN’T WANT TO SPLIT THE PARTY SO REFUSEDWANT TO SPLIT THE PARTY SO REFUSED
THE PARTY THEN TURNED TO JOHN ABBOTT THE PARTY THEN TURNED TO JOHN ABBOTT A 71 YEAR OLD HIMSELFA 71 YEAR OLD HIMSELF
SIR JOHN ABBOTT 3RD PRIME MINISTER OF CANADA 1891-1892
FIRST NATIVE BORN PM AS HE WAS BORNIN QUE IN 1821
FORMER PRESIDENT OF CPR
FORMER ANNEXATIONIST
MONTREAL LAWYER WHO DEFENDED THECONFEDERATES FROM ST ALBAN’S RAID
MP FROM 1867 UNTIL PACIFIC SCANDAL OF 1874 CAUSED HIM TO RESIGN
LOST ELECTION OF 1878, BUT WON AGAIN IN1881 BYE ELECTION.
APPOINTED SENATE IN 1887
FROM 1891-1892 ABBOTT WAS PM FROM THE FROM 1891-1892 ABBOTT WAS PM FROM THE SENATE, SO COULD NOT ENTER HOUSE OF SENATE, SO COULD NOT ENTER HOUSE OF COMMONSCOMMONS
WITHIN THE HOUSE THOMPSON STILL RAN DAILY WITHIN THE HOUSE THOMPSON STILL RAN DAILY MATTERSMATTERS
ABBOTT DIDN’T REALLY WANT THE JOB. SAID ABBOTT DIDN’T REALLY WANT THE JOB. SAID ONLY REASON HE WAS PICKED WAS BECAUSE HE ONLY REASON HE WAS PICKED WAS BECAUSE HE WAS PARTICULARLY OBNOXIOUS TO NO ONE WAS PARTICULARLY OBNOXIOUS TO NO ONE (BRIBERY AND PACIFIC SCANDAL)(BRIBERY AND PACIFIC SCANDAL)
ALSO SAID HE HATED ALL ASPECTS OF BEING A ALSO SAID HE HATED ALL ASPECTS OF BEING A POLITICIAN EXCEPT DOING PUBLIC WORK. POLITICIAN EXCEPT DOING PUBLIC WORK.
HATED CORRUPTION ??? HATED PATRONAGE, HATED CORRUPTION ??? HATED PATRONAGE, HATED SPEECHES HATED SPEECHES
HIS PAST HAUNTED HIM A BIT.HIS PAST HAUNTED HIM A BIT.
EARLY ON HE SIGNED ANNEXATION LETTER AFTER EARLY ON HE SIGNED ANNEXATION LETTER AFTER CORN LAWS REPEALEDCORN LAWS REPEALED
REGRETTED LATER SO JOINED ORANGE LODGE (PRO REGRETTED LATER SO JOINED ORANGE LODGE (PRO BRITISH) AND RAISED OWN REGIMENT TO FIGHT BRITISH) AND RAISED OWN REGIMENT TO FIGHT FENIANSFENIANS
LATER ON HE TAUGHT LAW AND ONE OF HIS MOST LATER ON HE TAUGHT LAW AND ONE OF HIS MOST FAMOUS STUDENTS WAS LAURIERFAMOUS STUDENTS WAS LAURIER
PM FOR ONLY 17 MONTHS. REFORMED CIVIL SERVICE PM FOR ONLY 17 MONTHS. REFORMED CIVIL SERVICE TO GET RID OF CORRUPTION AND PATRONAGETO GET RID OF CORRUPTION AND PATRONAGE
DID WIN 42 OF 52 BYE ELECTIONS DURING THIS TIMEDID WIN 42 OF 52 BYE ELECTIONS DURING THIS TIME
MANITOBA SCHOOLS QUESTION FESTERS, BUT HE MANITOBA SCHOOLS QUESTION FESTERS, BUT HE DOES LITTLE TO SOLVE IT AS BEFORE THE COURTS IN DOES LITTLE TO SOLVE IT AS BEFORE THE COURTS IN BRBR
HIS MAIN PROBLEM WAS SENATE POSITION HIS MAIN PROBLEM WAS SENATE POSITION (NOT ALLOWED IN HOUSE) AND HIS AGE(NOT ALLOWED IN HOUSE) AND HIS AGE
BY 1892 HE WAS TIRING AND RESIGNED DUE BY 1892 HE WAS TIRING AND RESIGNED DUE TO POOR HEALTHTO POOR HEALTH
AGAIN CONSERVATIVES HAVE NO ONE AGAIN CONSERVATIVES HAVE NO ONE READY TO TAKE OVERREADY TO TAKE OVER
TURN AGAIN TO THOMPSONTURN AGAIN TO THOMPSON
THIS TIME HE ACCEPTS AND BECOMES THIS TIME HE ACCEPTS AND BECOMES CANADA’S FOURTH PRIME MINISTERCANADA’S FOURTH PRIME MINISTER
SIR JOHN THOMPSONSIR JOHN THOMPSON THOMPSON WAS WORRIED ABOUT BEING THOMPSON WAS WORRIED ABOUT BEING
CATHOLIC, BUT MADE SURE HE DIDN’T CATHOLIC, BUT MADE SURE HE DIDN’T SEEM TOO PRO CATHOLICSEEM TOO PRO CATHOLIC
IF ANYTHING SIDED WITH FRANCOPHOBES IF ANYTHING SIDED WITH FRANCOPHOBES TOO MUCHTOO MUCH
FIRST MARITIME PMFIRST MARITIME PM
YOUNG, ENERGETIC LAWYER FROM YOUNG, ENERGETIC LAWYER FROM HALIFAXHALIFAX
WOULD HAVE BEEN GREAT BUT DIES EARLYWOULD HAVE BEEN GREAT BUT DIES EARLY
HAD BEEN RUNNING CONSERVATIVES SINCE 1891 SO HAD BEEN RUNNING CONSERVATIVES SINCE 1891 SO EXPERIENCEDEXPERIENCED
YOUNG SO NO HEALTH PROBLEMSYOUNG SO NO HEALTH PROBLEMS
ENGLISH SAW HIM AS CATHOLIC BUT NOT TOO ENGLISH SAW HIM AS CATHOLIC BUT NOT TOO CATHOLICCATHOLIC
CATHOLICS SAW HIM AS ONE OF THEMCATHOLICS SAW HIM AS ONE OF THEM
HE WAS PROGRESSIVE, DYNAMICHE WAS PROGRESSIVE, DYNAMIC
WAS WORKING ON ENFRANCHISING WOMEN IN WAS WORKING ON ENFRANCHISING WOMEN IN 1892! CANADA WOULD HAVE BEEN FIRST 1892! CANADA WOULD HAVE BEEN FIRST DOMINION TO GIVE WOMEN THE VOTEDOMINION TO GIVE WOMEN THE VOTE
MACDONALD HAD HAND PICKED THOMPSON AFTER MACDONALD HAD HAND PICKED THOMPSON AFTER SEEING HIM ARGUE A CASE BEFORE SUPREME SEEING HIM ARGUE A CASE BEFORE SUPREME COURTCOURT
WHILE MINISTER AND LATER PM HE CODIFIED WHILE MINISTER AND LATER PM HE CODIFIED CANADA’S LEGAL SYSTEMCANADA’S LEGAL SYSTEM
ATTENDED BERING SEA TRIBUNAL IN WHICH ATTENDED BERING SEA TRIBUNAL IN WHICH CANADA’s CLAIMS WON OVER THE USA’s (IMAGINE CANADA’s CLAIMS WON OVER THE USA’s (IMAGINE WE WIN ONE)WE WIN ONE)
HE ALSO WORKED OUT NWT SCHOOLS ACT HE ALSO WORKED OUT NWT SCHOOLS ACT ALLOWING FOR SEPARATE SCHOOLS IN WEST ALLOWING FOR SEPARATE SCHOOLS IN WEST (SIMILAR TO ONES BEING DESTROYED IN (SIMILAR TO ONES BEING DESTROYED IN MANITOBA)MANITOBA)
BEGINS TO TRY TO WORK OUT A COMPROMISE FOR BEGINS TO TRY TO WORK OUT A COMPROMISE FOR THE MANITOBA SCHOOLS QUESTIONTHE MANITOBA SCHOOLS QUESTION
REFUSED TO NO ALLOW GREENWAY TO GET RID OF REFUSED TO NO ALLOW GREENWAY TO GET RID OF SEP SCHOOLS AS HE WOULD BE SEEN AS TOO SEP SCHOOLS AS HE WOULD BE SEEN AS TOO CATHOLIC, SO HE TOO FAILED TO SOLVECATHOLIC, SO HE TOO FAILED TO SOLVE
WENT TO ENGLAND TO BE SWORN INTO THE PRIVY WENT TO ENGLAND TO BE SWORN INTO THE PRIVY COUNCILCOUNCIL
SUFFERS HEART ATTACK AT DINNER AND DIESSUFFERS HEART ATTACK AT DINNER AND DIES
VICTORIA’S PERSONAL SURGEON TRIED TO SAVE VICTORIA’S PERSONAL SURGEON TRIED TO SAVE BUT FAILEDBUT FAILED
VERY HIGH HONOURS GIVEN TO HIM IN DEATHVERY HIGH HONOURS GIVEN TO HIM IN DEATH
REQUIEM MASS IN WESTMINSTER, BLENHEIM, REQUIEM MASS IN WESTMINSTER, BLENHEIM, VICTORIA DRESSED IN BLACKVICTORIA DRESSED IN BLACK
SIR JOHN THOMPSON, PRIME MINISTEROF CANADA 1892-1894
BORN IN HALIFAX, FIRST MARITIMER
BRIEFLY WAS PREMIER OF NS (1892)
SUPPORTER OF WOMEN’S RIGHTS
CODIFIED THE LAW
FIRST CATHOLIC PM (CONVERTED SO THAT HE COULD MARRY THE LOVE OF HIS LIFE)
HE LEFT LITTLE MONEY BEHIND, SOHOUSE OF COMMONS SET UP A FUNDTO HELP WIDOW AND SURVIVING KIDS
SIR MACKENZIE BOWELLSIR MACKENZIE BOWELL THOMPSON’S DEATH AGAIN CAUSED SUCCESSION THOMPSON’S DEATH AGAIN CAUSED SUCCESSION
PROBLEMS FOR THE CONSERVATIVESPROBLEMS FOR THE CONSERVATIVES
PARTY WANTED SIR CHARLES TUPPERPARTY WANTED SIR CHARLES TUPPER
HE WAS IN ENGLAND AND GG THOUGHT HE WAS HE WAS IN ENGLAND AND GG THOUGHT HE WAS TOO CONSERVATIVETOO CONSERVATIVE
INSTEAD GG PICKED MACKENZIE BOWELLINSTEAD GG PICKED MACKENZIE BOWELL
FORMER GRAND MASTER OF THE ORANGE LODGEFORMER GRAND MASTER OF THE ORANGE LODGE
MUCH LIKE THOMPSON OVER COMPENSATED FOR MUCH LIKE THOMPSON OVER COMPENSATED FOR BEING CATHOLIC, BOWELL OVER COMPENSATED TO BEING CATHOLIC, BOWELL OVER COMPENSATED TO AVOID BEING ANTI CATHOLICAVOID BEING ANTI CATHOLIC
ACTUALLY WAS GOING TO USE REMEDIAL ACTUALLY WAS GOING TO USE REMEDIAL LEGISLATION TO BRING BACK SEP SCHOOLS IN MANLEGISLATION TO BRING BACK SEP SCHOOLS IN MAN
PROBLEM WAS HE WAS IN SENATE LIKE ABBOTT SO PROBLEM WAS HE WAS IN SENATE LIKE ABBOTT SO COULD NOT GO TO HOUSECOULD NOT GO TO HOUSE
UNLIKE ABBOTT HE DID NOT HAVE SOMEONE UNLIKE ABBOTT HE DID NOT HAVE SOMEONE HELPING HIM IN THE HOUSEHELPING HIM IN THE HOUSE
CABINET REFUSED TO SUPPORT HIMCABINET REFUSED TO SUPPORT HIM
THEY CALLED FOR TUPPERTHEY CALLED FOR TUPPER
CABINET REVOLT WAS OVER THE MAN CABINET REVOLT WAS OVER THE MAN SCHOOLS QUESTIONSCHOOLS QUESTION
CABINET REVOLT LED BY CHARLES CABINET REVOLT LED BY CHARLES TUPPER JRTUPPER JR
IN THE END HE FORCED TO RESIGN IN THE END HE FORCED TO RESIGN AND CHARLES TUPPER SR BECOMES AND CHARLES TUPPER SR BECOMES THE NEXT PRIME MINISTERTHE NEXT PRIME MINISTER
SIR MACKENZIE BOWELL 5TH PRIME MINISTER OF CANADA
BORN IN 1823 IN SUFFOLK ENG
EMIGRATED TO CANADA IN 1832
ELECTED MP IN 1867, LOST IN 1874BECAUSE OF PACIFIC SCANDAL
WAS LEADING MP IN THE OUSTINGOF LOUIS RIEL FROM PARLIAMENT
AFTER LEAVING PM JOB WENT BACKTO SENATE WHERE HE STAYED UNTIL1917.
HE LIVED TO BE 94 YEARS OLD
SIR CHARLES TUPPERSIR CHARLES TUPPER AFTER THE CABINET REVOLT THAT OUSTED AFTER THE CABINET REVOLT THAT OUSTED
BOWELL, TUPPER BECOMES THE SIXTH PMBOWELL, TUPPER BECOMES THE SIXTH PM
HE TAKES OFFICE IN 1896 BUT AN ELECTION MUST HE TAKES OFFICE IN 1896 BUT AN ELECTION MUST BE CALLED SOONBE CALLED SOON
THE MANITOBA SCHOOLS QUESTION IS STILL NOT THE MANITOBA SCHOOLS QUESTION IS STILL NOT ANSWEREDANSWERED
TUPPER TRIES TO TELL BOTH SIDES WHAT THEY TUPPER TRIES TO TELL BOTH SIDES WHAT THEY WANT TO HEREWANT TO HERE
HINTS HE WILL USE REMEDIAL LEGISLATION FOR HINTS HE WILL USE REMEDIAL LEGISLATION FOR QUE, BUT TELLS ONTARIO NOT TO WORRY AS IT QUE, BUT TELLS ONTARIO NOT TO WORRY AS IT WILL NEVER PASSWILL NEVER PASS
IN THE END THE ELECTORATE SICK OF TRANSITIONIN THE END THE ELECTORATE SICK OF TRANSITION
FIVE CONSERVATIVE PRIME MINISTERS IN FIVE FIVE CONSERVATIVE PRIME MINISTERS IN FIVE YEARSYEARS
NOTHING GETTING DONE, CONSERVATIVE PARTY NOTHING GETTING DONE, CONSERVATIVE PARTY SPLIT BY IN FIGHTINGSPLIT BY IN FIGHTING
DALTON MCCARTHY HAS HIS OWN PARTY OF DALTON MCCARTHY HAS HIS OWN PARTY OF MCCARTHITESMCCARTHITES
LAURIER HAD LEARNED HIS LESSON FROM 1891 AND LAURIER HAD LEARNED HIS LESSON FROM 1891 AND DOES NOT MENTION FREE TRADE, PRO USA ANTI BR DOES NOT MENTION FREE TRADE, PRO USA ANTI BR OR REALLY ANYTHING ELSE. HE SIMPLY LETS THE OR REALLY ANYTHING ELSE. HE SIMPLY LETS THE CONSERVATIVES SELF DESTRUCTCONSERVATIVES SELF DESTRUCT
ELECTION IS HELD IN 1896 AND LIBERALS OF LAURIER ELECTION IS HELD IN 1896 AND LIBERALS OF LAURIER WIN AND TUPPER’S TENURE AS PM WAS 10 WEEKS. WIN AND TUPPER’S TENURE AS PM WAS 10 WEEKS. SHORTEST OF ALL TIMESHORTEST OF ALL TIME
LAURIER MANAGED TO FIND THE GROUND OF LAURIER MANAGED TO FIND THE GROUND OF COMPROMISECOMPROMISE
HE SAID CAN’T USE DISALLOWANCE AS THEN QUE LAWS HE SAID CAN’T USE DISALLOWANCE AS THEN QUE LAWS COULD BE DISALLOWED. THIS WORKED IN QUE, BUT COULD BE DISALLOWED. THIS WORKED IN QUE, BUT ALSO HIS REFUSAL TO DISALLOW ENGLISH LAWS ALSO HIS REFUSAL TO DISALLOW ENGLISH LAWS PLAYED WELL IN ENGLISH CANADAPLAYED WELL IN ENGLISH CANADA
HE PROMISED THE SUNNY WAY (AESOP’S FABLE) OF HE PROMISED THE SUNNY WAY (AESOP’S FABLE) OF COMPROMISE TO DEAL WITH GREENWAYCOMPROMISE TO DEAL WITH GREENWAY
LAURIER AND THE LIBERALS WIN ELECTION OF 1896 117-LAURIER AND THE LIBERALS WIN ELECTION OF 1896 117-89-789-7
TUPPER STAYS AS LEADER OF OPPOSITION AND LOSES TUPPER STAYS AS LEADER OF OPPOSITION AND LOSES 1900 ELECTION AS WELL, THEN RESIGNS AND MOVES TO 1900 ELECTION AS WELL, THEN RESIGNS AND MOVES TO LONDONLONDON
SIR CHARLES TUPPER 6TH PM OF CANADA 1896
BORN IN AMHERST NOVA SCOTIA 1821
PREMIER OF NS FROM 1864-1867
ONLY NON REPEALER MP ELECTED IN 1867
CHARLOTTETOWN CONF OF 1864
QUE CONFERENCE OF 1864
PULLED NS INTO CONFEDERATION
DID NOT LOSE SEAT IN 1874 (NOT INVOLVED IN THE PACIFIC SCANDAL) STAYED LOYAL
BY 1880 BEGAN TO DRIFT APART FROMMACDONALD OVER SANFORD FLEMING OF CPR
1883 LEAVES OTTAWA FOR HIGH COMMISSIONERJOB IN ENGLAND. 1884 RESIGNS AS MP
1896 BROUGHT BACK TO REPLACE BOWELL