From 1921 to 1948, three men served as Prime Minister of Canada. By far the longest was William Lyon Mackenzie King, who was in charge for over 21 years, but it was not a continuous stretch for King. Instead, King saw his time in office broken up by...
We have gone through nine prime ministers so far, all of whom have had a large impact on Canada. Few though, have had an impact as large as our longest serving prime minister, William Lyon Mackenzie King. He may have had a long history as prime...
In a 50 year period, from 1896 to 1946, Canada had five prime ministers. There are the well-known ones of Sir Wilfrid Laurier and William Lyon Mackenzie King, the lesser known R.B. Bennett and then, lost in the shuffle, is one name most Canadians...
In terms of Canadian prime ministers of the 20th century, one that is often forgotten but who had a large impact on our country during a time of massive change was Sir Robert Borden. It was under his watch as prime minister that Canada would move...
Following the four prime ministers who served from 1891 to 1896, a new prime minister would come on the scene. He would serve for the next 15 years, becoming a massive figure in Canadian history. That person was Sir Wilfrid Laurier. Born in Canada...
From 1867 to 1896, Canada was mostly under a Conservative government, with one gap during 1873 to 1878 when Alexander Mackenzie and the Liberals led the country. During that stretch for the Conservatives, there would be five Conservative prime...
Today, we come to our third of four prime ministers who were in power for two years or less following the death of Sir John A. Macdonald and before the arrival of Sir Wilfrid Laurier. This time, its Mackenzie Bowell, a man who came to power...
With the death of Sir John A Macdonald, we begin a stretch of four prime ministers during the 1890s who all ruled for roughly one to two years on average. It was a chaotic time for the Conservative Party, which had lost its leader of decades and the...
In Canadian history, there have been two very famous Alexander Mackenzies. The first was a man who explored much of what would one day be Canada, and the first to accomplish the first east to west crossing of North America north of Mexico. That is...
His Life Every school child in Canada knows the name Sir John A. Macdonald. He is the first prime minister of our country and the man who helped, along with many others, move Canada towards Confederation. It would be incorrect to call him the Father...