WILFRID LAURIERWILFRID LAURIER

PRIME MINISTER OF CANADA PRIME MINISTER OF CANADA 1896-19111896-1911

LAURIERLAURIER

SIR WILFRID LAURIER WAS BORN IN ST LIN SIR WILFRID LAURIER WAS BORN IN ST LIN QUEBEC IN 1841QUEBEC IN 1841

FATHER WAS FARMER, KNEW THAT TO FATHER WAS FARMER, KNEW THAT TO SUCCEED LAURIER NEEDED TO SPEAK SUCCEED LAURIER NEEDED TO SPEAK ENGLISHENGLISH

SENT TO IRISH SCHOOL IN NEW GLASCOWSENT TO IRISH SCHOOL IN NEW GLASCOW

AFTER HIGH SCHOOL ATTENDED MCGILL AFTER HIGH SCHOOL ATTENDED MCGILL LAW SCHOOL WHERE HE WAS LAW SCHOOL WHERE HE WAS VALEDICTORIAN VALEDICTORIAN

SPEECH WAS ABOUT NEED TO HAVE FRENCH AND SPEECH WAS ABOUT NEED TO HAVE FRENCH AND CANADIANS COMPROMISE AND WORK TOGETHERCANADIANS COMPROMISE AND WORK TOGETHER

NO ONE UNDERSTOOD AS IT WAS IN FRENCHNO ONE UNDERSTOOD AS IT WAS IN FRENCH

1864 GRADUATED AND PRACTICED LAW IN 1864 GRADUATED AND PRACTICED LAW IN MONTREALMONTREAL

HE BECAME INTERESTED IN POLITICS AS HE BECAME INTERESTED IN POLITICS AS REACTION AGAINST CATHOLIC CHURCH’S ANTI REACTION AGAINST CATHOLIC CHURCH’S ANTI LIBERAL STANCE IN QUEBEC AFTER 1848 GLOBAL LIBERAL STANCE IN QUEBEC AFTER 1848 GLOBAL REVOLUTIONSREVOLUTIONS

RAN FOR AND WON MLA SEAT IN 1871, BUT HATED RAN FOR AND WON MLA SEAT IN 1871, BUT HATED QUE CITY AS WAS LONELYQUE CITY AS WAS LONELY

WANTED TO RESIGN, AND LEAVE POLITICS BUT WAS WANTED TO RESIGN, AND LEAVE POLITICS BUT WAS CONVINCED TO RUN FEDERALLYCONVINCED TO RUN FEDERALLY

WON SEAT IN 1874 ELECTION BUT NOT CABINET UNTIL 1877WON SEAT IN 1874 ELECTION BUT NOT CABINET UNTIL 1877

STAYED IN OPPOSITION DURING MACDONALD’S SECOND STAYED IN OPPOSITION DURING MACDONALD’S SECOND TERM AS PRIME MINISTERTERM AS PRIME MINISTER

FRAIL CHILD, DEPRESSION, HYPOCHONDRIAC SO FRAIL CHILD, DEPRESSION, HYPOCHONDRIAC SO RETREATED TO LIBRARYRETREATED TO LIBRARY

1885 HIS SPEECH AGAINST KILLING OF RIEL BROUGHT HIM 1885 HIS SPEECH AGAINST KILLING OF RIEL BROUGHT HIM TO PROMINENCETO PROMINENCE

1887 EDWARD BLAKE RESIGNS, AND LAURIER BECOMES 1887 EDWARD BLAKE RESIGNS, AND LAURIER BECOMES LIBERAL LEADERLIBERAL LEADER

1891 LOSES TO OLD MAN OLD FLAG AND OLD POLICY1891 LOSES TO OLD MAN OLD FLAG AND OLD POLICY

EDWARD BLAKE, LIBERAL LEADER1880-1887. ONLY LIBERAL NEVERTO BE PRIME MINISTER UNTIL 2009.

AFTER RESIGNING, HE RECRUITEDWILFRID LAURIER TO REPLACE HIM AND MOVED TO BRITAINWHERE HE WAS AN MP FOR ANIRISH NATIONAL PARTY

MACDONALD’S FAMOUS CAMPAIGNPOSTER FROM 1891 ELECTION

Who do you think is carrying him?

Why did this hurt Laurier?

What did Laurier learn?

AFTER 1891 ABBOTT, THOMPSON, AFTER 1891 ABBOTT, THOMPSON, BOWELL, AND TUPPERBOWELL, AND TUPPER

ISSUE OF MANITOBA SCHOOLS’ ACTISSUE OF MANITOBA SCHOOLS’ ACT

1896 ELECTION LIBERALS WIN1896 ELECTION LIBERALS WIN

SILENT ON FREE TRADE WITH USA, SILENT ON FREE TRADE WITH USA, AND ADVOCATED AGAINST REMEDIAL AND ADVOCATED AGAINST REMEDIAL LEGISLATION ON MANITOBA LEGISLATION ON MANITOBA SCHOOLS’ ACTSCHOOLS’ ACT

LAURIER’S POLICIES REALLY CONTINUATION OF LAURIER’S POLICIES REALLY CONTINUATION OF MACDONALD’SMACDONALD’S

5% REDUCTION FOR ANYONE WILLING TO 5% REDUCTION FOR ANYONE WILLING TO RECIPROCATE, PROTECTIONIST AGAINST THOSE RECIPROCATE, PROTECTIONIST AGAINST THOSE THAT WOULDN’TTHAT WOULDN’T

IMPERIAL PREFERENCEIMPERIAL PREFERENCE

THIS SHOWED WANTED FREE TRADE FOR FREE THIS SHOWED WANTED FREE TRADE FOR FREE TRADERS, BUT IMPERIAL TIES FOR ENGLISH, AND TRADERS, BUT IMPERIAL TIES FOR ENGLISH, AND PROTECTIONIST FOR BIG BUSINESSPROTECTIONIST FOR BIG BUSINESS

THIS COMPROMISE ON NATIONAL POLICY, AND THIS COMPROMISE ON NATIONAL POLICY, AND FREE TRADEFREE TRADE

LOWERED TARIFF ON USA FARM EQUIP (WEST EAST)LOWERED TARIFF ON USA FARM EQUIP (WEST EAST)

SUNNY WAY NEXT COMPROMISESUNNY WAY NEXT COMPROMISE

HENRI BOURASSA GRANDSON OF LOUIS JOSEPH PAPINEAUHENRI BOURASSA GRANDSON OF LOUIS JOSEPH PAPINEAU

NEGOTIATES DEAL WITH GREENWAYNEGOTIATES DEAL WITH GREENWAY

ANY URBAN SCHOOL WITH 40 CATHOLIC STUDENTS OR ANY URBAN SCHOOL WITH 40 CATHOLIC STUDENTS OR RURAL WITH 25 CAN HIRE A PRIEST FOR INSTRUCTOR RURAL WITH 25 CAN HIRE A PRIEST FOR INSTRUCTOR

LAST HALF HOUR OF EVERY DAY IN RELIGIOUS STUDIESLAST HALF HOUR OF EVERY DAY IN RELIGIOUS STUDIES

INSTRUCTION COULD BE BILINGUAL WHERE NUMBERS INSTRUCTION COULD BE BILINGUAL WHERE NUMBERS WARRANTWARRANT

PROTECTS CATHOLIC RIGHTS, BUT ONLY WHERE NEEDEDPROTECTS CATHOLIC RIGHTS, BUT ONLY WHERE NEEDED

THE TWO NEGOTIATORS IN THE MANITOBA SCHOOL’S ACT

THOMAS GREENWAY TO THE LEFT AND HENRI BOURASSA TO THE RIGHT

CONTINUES RAILWAY BUILDING POLICY OF CONTINUES RAILWAY BUILDING POLICY OF MACDONALD TOOMACDONALD TOO

SMITH AND STEPHEN WANT A NEW LINE SMITH AND STEPHEN WANT A NEW LINE FURTHER SOUTH FOR KOOTENAY FURTHER SOUTH FOR KOOTENAY RESOURCES AND WANTED GOV’T TO PAYRESOURCES AND WANTED GOV’T TO PAY

IN EXCHANGE FOR THIS CROWS NEST IN EXCHANGE FOR THIS CROWS NEST PASS DEALPASS DEAL

THIS HELPED BUSINESS, THE RAILWAY, THIS HELPED BUSINESS, THE RAILWAY, AND THE FARMER. AGAIN COMPROMISEAND THE FARMER. AGAIN COMPROMISE

GROWING ECONOMYGROWING ECONOMY

GOLD STRIKE IN SOUTH AFRICA LEADS TO GOLD STRIKE IN SOUTH AFRICA LEADS TO WHEAT BOOMWHEAT BOOM

CANADA’S POTENTIAL UNTAPPED FOR CANADA’S POTENTIAL UNTAPPED FOR WHEATWHEAT

CHARLES SAUNDERS CHANGES WITH CHARLES SAUNDERS CHANGES WITH MARQUIS WHEATMARQUIS WHEAT

CALLS FOR NEW RAILWAY IN NORTH TO CALLS FOR NEW RAILWAY IN NORTH TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF WHEAT BOOMTAKE ADVANTAGE OF WHEAT BOOM

HARD ROCK MINING WITH TNTHARD ROCK MINING WITH TNT

PULP PAPER IN SHIELD FROM JACK PINEPULP PAPER IN SHIELD FROM JACK PINE

CANADA BOOMING NATURAL RESOURCES, TOO MUCH FOR CANADA BOOMING NATURAL RESOURCES, TOO MUCH FOR ONE RAILWAYONE RAILWAY

TWO FIRMS VIE TO BUILD SECOND TRANSCONTINENTALTWO FIRMS VIE TO BUILD SECOND TRANSCONTINENTAL

CANADIAN NORTHERN, GRAND TRUNKCANADIAN NORTHERN, GRAND TRUNK

SHOULD HAVE MERGED, REFUSED, SO LAURIER BUILT TWOSHOULD HAVE MERGED, REFUSED, SO LAURIER BUILT TWO

ANDREW BLAIR RESIGNS OVER THIS. FIRST LOSS OF ANDREW BLAIR RESIGNS OVER THIS. FIRST LOSS OF SUPPORTER BECAUSE COMPROMISE, NOT THE LASTSUPPORTER BECAUSE COMPROMISE, NOT THE LAST

IN END BLAIR RIGHT THREE RWYS TOO MUCHIN END BLAIR RIGHT THREE RWYS TOO MUCH

THE MOST IMPORTANT CANADIAN NO ONE HAS EVERHEARD OF. HIS MARQUIS WHEAT IS STILL GROWN IN CANADA, AND ALLOWED THEEXPANSION OF CDN WHEAT GROWING 200 MILES FURTHERNORTH.

ANDREW BLAIR TOTHE LEFT, ANDHENRI BOURASSA TOTHE RIGHT.

QUEEN VICTORIA’S DIAMOND QUEEN VICTORIA’S DIAMOND JUBILEEJUBILEE

FIRST CHALLENGE FOR LAURIER WAS FIRST CHALLENGE FOR LAURIER WAS 1897 DIAMOND JUBILEE1897 DIAMOND JUBILEE

DIAMOND JUBILEE CELEBRATED DIAMOND JUBILEE CELEBRATED VICTORIA’S SIXTIETH YEAR ON THE VICTORIA’S SIXTIETH YEAR ON THE THRONETHRONE

QUEEN VICTORIA IN HER SIXTIETHYEAR ON THE THRONE. APPROXAGE WAS 278.

LAURIER WAS GOING TO REFUSE KNIGHTHOOD IN LAURIER WAS GOING TO REFUSE KNIGHTHOOD IN HONOUR OF MACKENZIE AND START LIBERAL HONOUR OF MACKENZIE AND START LIBERAL TRADITIONTRADITION

HOWEVER HE WAS TOAST OF TOWNHOWEVER HE WAS TOAST OF TOWN

GIVEN PLACE OF HONOUR AT ALL FUNCTIONSGIVEN PLACE OF HONOUR AT ALL FUNCTIONS

PEOPLE LINED UP TO HAVE PICTURE TAKEN WITH PEOPLE LINED UP TO HAVE PICTURE TAKEN WITH HIM (EVERYONE LOVES THE FRENCH)HIM (EVERYONE LOVES THE FRENCH)

HE ACCEPTS KNIGHTHOOD AND SIR WILFRID HE ACCEPTS KNIGHTHOOD AND SIR WILFRID LAURIER AND LADY LAURIER ARE BORNLAURIER AND LADY LAURIER ARE BORN

ENGLISH DOING THIS TO GET SOMETHING FROM ENGLISH DOING THIS TO GET SOMETHING FROM CANADACANADA

ENGLAND WANTED TO STRENGTHEN TIES WITH FORMAL ENGLAND WANTED TO STRENGTHEN TIES WITH FORMAL COLONIESCOLONIES

GERMANY THREAT, DUTCH THREAT IN SOUTH AFRICAGERMANY THREAT, DUTCH THREAT IN SOUTH AFRICA

CANADA WAS SENIOR DOMINION, AND WITHOUT US CANADA WAS SENIOR DOMINION, AND WITHOUT US NOTHING COULD BE DONENOTHING COULD BE DONE

WANTED GREATER FORMAL COMMUNICATION PROCESS WANTED GREATER FORMAL COMMUNICATION PROCESS FOR ALL FORMER BRITISH COLONIES WITH BRITAINFOR ALL FORMER BRITISH COLONIES WITH BRITAIN

COLONIES SHOULD BE MORE RESPONSIBLE TO SUPPORT COLONIES SHOULD BE MORE RESPONSIBLE TO SUPPORT BRITISH ISSUESBRITISH ISSUES

EACH COLONY SHOULD CONTRIBUTE MONEY TO THE EACH COLONY SHOULD CONTRIBUTE MONEY TO THE BRITISH FOR THEIR NAVYBRITISH FOR THEIR NAVY

THIS IS WHY THEY COURT CANADA AND LAURIERTHIS IS WHY THEY COURT CANADA AND LAURIER

JOSEPH CHAMBERLAIN WAS THE BRITISH JOSEPH CHAMBERLAIN WAS THE BRITISH COLONIAL SECRETARY TRYING TO GET THE COLONIAL SECRETARY TRYING TO GET THE COLONIES ON BOARDCOLONIES ON BOARD

LAURIER DID NOT WANT TO GET INVOLVED, AS TIE LAURIER DID NOT WANT TO GET INVOLVED, AS TIE TO BRITAIN WHEN HE’S TRYING TO DEVELOP CDN TO BRITAIN WHEN HE’S TRYING TO DEVELOP CDN IDENTITYIDENTITY

STILL KNEW HE COULDN’T SAY NO AS MANY PRO STILL KNEW HE COULDN’T SAY NO AS MANY PRO BRBR

SO HE SAYS MAYBE. COMPROMISESO HE SAYS MAYBE. COMPROMISE

CAN’T AFFORD TO GIVE MONEY RIGHT NOW CAN’T AFFORD TO GIVE MONEY RIGHT NOW BECAUSE OF RAILWAYS, AND NO PRACTICAL WAY BECAUSE OF RAILWAYS, AND NO PRACTICAL WAY OF HAVING COLONIAL PARLIAMENT, SO WE’LL OF HAVING COLONIAL PARLIAMENT, SO WE’LL MEET LATER AND TALK MOREMEET LATER AND TALK MORE

BRITAIN DID NOT PRESS AS AT PEACEBRITAIN DID NOT PRESS AS AT PEACE

STILL IMPORTANT STEP FORWARD STILL IMPORTANT STEP FORWARD FOR CANADA AS SAID “NO” EVEN IF FOR CANADA AS SAID “NO” EVEN IF QUALIFIED FOR THE FIRST TIME TO QUALIFIED FOR THE FIRST TIME TO THE BRITISHTHE BRITISH

TOMORROW WE WILL SEE LAURIER’S TOMORROW WE WILL SEE LAURIER’S NEXT CHALLENGE, THE BOER WARNEXT CHALLENGE, THE BOER WAR

JOSEPH CHAMBERLAIN

COLONIAL SECRETARY