Archives of Ontario Arthur Hardy was born in Mount Pleasant, Brant County on Dec. 14, 1937. The son of United Empire Loyalists, he studied at Rockwood Academy. His family, both sides, were some of the earliest white settlers of Brant Country. His...
Library and Archives Canada Among the premiers of Ontario, few have had as large of an impact on its history as Oliver Mowat. No premier served longer than Mowat, a man who came to the top job in the province shortly after Confederation and ushered...
Archives of Ontario John Sandfield Macdonald We begin our look at the premiers of Ontario with the first to ever hold the office, John Sandfield Macdonald. While he was a friend to Sir John A. Macdonald, the similar name is a coincidence. They are...
Whitehorse Daily Star We are finishing our look at the first five premiers of the Yukon today with the life of Piers McDonald. Piers McDonald was born on Aug. 4, 1955. As a student at Queen’s University, he played football and was one of the better...
Yukon Government After seven years of NDP government in the Yukon, there were many changes to the territory during that time. In 1992, the government swung over to a new party, the Yukon Party, who used to be the Progressive Conservatives. The man...
Polar Research and Policy Initiative The first NDP premier of the Yukon, Tony Penikett had a long career in the Legislature, and remains one of the longest serving premiers in the territory’s history. Tony Penikett was born in Sussex, England on Nov...
Whitehorse Daily Star After Chris Pearson resigned as Premier of the Yukon, he was replaced by Willard Leroy Phelps. Williard Phelps was born on Oct. 23, 1941 in Vancouver. His grandfather was Willard Phelps, who was a member of the Yukon...
Whitehorse Daily Star While the Yukon Territory has existed since the turn of the 20th century, it was not until 1978 that we got our first premier of the territory. Previously, there was a Yukon Territorial Council that acted as in an advisory role...
Government of Saskatchewan In 1929, the long run of the Liberals winning elections dating back to 1905 came to an end when the Conservatives won their first election. At the head of the party was James Milton Anderson, the first Conservative premier...
Library and Archives Canada In the first decade of Saskatchewan’s existence, there was only one premier, Thomas Walter Scott, but in the next decade, there were two. The first was William Melville Martin, and the second is the person we are covering...