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 not related. John...
Have you ever wondered how Ottawa became Canada’s capital rather than Montreal which was the largest and most populous city at the time? In 1857, Queen Victoria chose the small lumber town as the new capital of the Province of Canada. Over Montreal...