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 the province towards the...
You can donate to Canadian History Ehx at On Jan. 29, William Smithe would become the premier of British Columbia, succeeding over Robert Beaven. Smithe had come to British Columbia in 1862 to work as a farmer and would win a seat in the provincial...