The Decedents of Confederation CANADIAN PRIME MINISTERS EVAN

The Decedents of Confederation CANADIAN PRIME MINISTERS EVAN SAUVE

Sir John A. Macdonald �(1867 -1873) �I was born in Glasgow, Scotland in 1815. �I served Canada for a total of 19 years (only second to Mackenzie King). �I was a Father of Confederation. �My middle name was Alexander.

Alexander Mackenzie �(1873 -1878) �I was born in Logierait, Perthshire, Scotland in 1822. �I was a building contractor and a newspaper editor. �I was asked by Governor General Lord Dufferin to form a new government. �As a Liberal, I succeeded Macdonald when his government fell due to the Pacific Scandal.

Sir John A. Macdonald � (1878 -1891) � I was born in Glasgow, Scotland in 1815. � I emigrated to Kingston, Ontario as a boy. � I pushed for the British North America Act. � I served Canada twice, only losing PM status for five years over a corruption of financing in the Canadian Pacific Railway. � This conflict was known as the Pacific Scandal.

Sir John Abbott �(1891 -1892) �I was born in Saint-Andre, Quebec in 1821. �I received a Bachelor of Civil Law from Mc. Gill College (now Mc. Gill University). �I am one of only two Prime Ministers who served while being a member of the Senate (not the House of Commons). �I considered myself a “caretaker” Prime Minister, and took over after Macdonald’s death in 1891.

Sir John Sparrow David Thompson �(1892 -1894) �I was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia in 1845. �I was the fifth Premier of Nova Scotia. �I was a lawyer and judge, as well as the Minister of Law. The first Criminal Code of Canada is credited as one of my achievements. �I was the first Roman Catholic to hold office.

Sir Mackenzie Bowell �(1894 -1896) �I was born in Rickinghall, England in 1823. �I was instrumental in having Louis Riel expelled from the House of Commons. �I am the second of only two Prime Ministers to serve the office as a member of the Senate. �I faced the Manitoba Schools Question. Because of my indecisiveness on this issue, I was asked (forced) to step down by my cabinet. They felt I was incompetent.

Sir Charles Tupper �(1896 -1896) �I was born in Amherst, Nova Scotia in 1821. �I graduated from Edinburgh Medical School in 1843 (MD). �As the Premier, I established public education in Nova Scotia. �I took over from Bowell’s leave as Prime Minister. My term lasted 69 days.

Sir Wilfrid Laurier �(1896 -1911) �I was born in Saint-Lin, Quebec in 1841. �I hold the record for longestserving member in the House of Commons (nearly 45 years). �I was Canada’s first francophone Prime Minister. �You might recognise my face; it’s on the $5 bill.

Sir Robert Borden �(1911 -1920) �I was born in Grand-Pre, Nova Scotia in 1854. �I am mostly known for being the Prime Minister during World War I. �While I was Prime Minister, most Canadian women won the right to vote. �After retiring from public life, I served as the chancellor at Queen’s University. �You might recognise my face; it’s on the $100 bill.

Arthur Meighen �(1920 -1921) �I was born in Anderson, Ontario in 1874. �I served two terms in office. �I am the only Prime Minister to have representing a riding from Manitoba. �When Borden resigned, I served the remainder of his mandate.

William Lyon Mackenzie King �(1921 -1926) �I was born in Berlin, Ontario (renamed “Kitchener” during WWI for obvious reasons) in 1874. �I was very interested in the human condition. �My motto was, “Help those that cannot help themselves. ” �I played a major role in laying the foundations of the Canadian welfare state.

Arthur Meighen �(1926 -1926) �I was the first Prime Minister born after Confederation. �Both of my terms in office were very brief. �After serving as Prime Minister, I served the Senate for a decade. �I had a failed political comeback in 1941 -1942.

William Lyon Mackenzie King � (1926 -1930) � According to my biographies, I lacked the characteristics of a great leader. � Voters did not like me. I lacked charisma and a commanding presence. � I was cold and tactless when it came to human relations. � I kept my beliefs in the supernatural a secret. I believed I could stay in contact with dead people through seances, especially my mother and my dog. This intense spirituality distorted my understanding of Adolf Hitler.

Richard Bedford Bennett �(1930 -1935) �I was born in Hopewell Hill, New Brunswick in 1870. �I have a degree in law from Dalhousie University. �I am most-known for being the Prime Minister during the Great Depression and was unfairly blamed for it in Canada. �After being defeated for office, I moved to England was elevated to the peerage of Viscount.

William Lyon Mackenzie King �(1935 -1948) �I led the Liberal Party for over 29 years. �A survey of scholars by Maclean’s magazine (1997) ranked me first of all Canadian Prime Ministers. �You might recognise my face; it’s on the $50 bill. �With a total of three separate terms, I served as Prime Minister for 22 years (more than any other Prime Minister).

Louis St-Laurent �(1948 -1957) �I was born in Compton, Quebec in 1882. �I was a Liberal with a strong base in the Catholic francophone community. �Mackenzie King and I agreed on many policies, though I hated communism more and was less scared of the United States. �I transformed Canada from a “little role” to a “middle power. ” I was enthusiastic about Canada joining NATO (1949) to fight Communist totalitarianism.

John Diefenbaker � (1957 -1963) � I was born Neustadt, Ontario in 1895. � I was the first Prime Minister of Canada to appoint a female minister to my Cabinet, and the first to appoint a First Nations person to the Senate. � I cancelled the Avro Arrow project. � While in office, my government obtained passage of the Canadian Bill of Rights. This granted the vote to First Nations peoples. � I built a nuclear bunker in Carp, Ontario in case a nuclear war started, and did not allow America to install nuclear defense missiles in Canada.

Lester B. Pearson � (1963 -1968) � I was born in Newtonbrook, Toronto, Ontario in 1897. � My government introduced universal health care, student loans, the Canadian Pension Plan, the Order of Canada and the new flag of Canada. My government also abolished capital punishment. � I organised the United Nations Emergency Force to resolve the Suez Canal Crisis. For this, I was awarded the Nobel Prize for Peace. � I allowed America to install nuclear defense missiles in Canada during the height of the Cold War. � There is an NHL trophy named after me.

Pierre Elliot Trudeau � (1968 -1979) � I was born in Montreal, Quebec in 1919. � I am the only Canadian Prime Minister to appear in an issue of X-Men comics. � Before being Prime Minister, I was the Minister of Justice. � My government (Liberal) established the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, and made divorce and abortion easier to obtain legally, as well as decriminalizing sexual relations between gay people. � I said the government “has no business in the bedrooms of the nation” and told the opposition to “f--- off” during Parliament, then denied it.

Joe Clark �(1979 -1980) �I was born in High River, Alberta in 1939. �I took office before my 40 th birthday, making me the youngest person to become Prime Minister (Conservative). �Today, I am a university professor. �I was voted out of parliament on a motion of non-confidence, ending my ten-month term.

Pierre Elliot Trudeau � (1980 -1984) � I came out of retirement exclusively to kick Joe Clark out of office and reestablish a Liberal prime ministership. � My personal motto was “Reason before passion” though I’m probably better known for saying “Just watch me. ” � FLQ, October Crisis and the War Measures act are all things associated with me. � I had the youth vote, due to presenting myself as a single, modern, partying, outspoken and person who dated attractive women.

John Turner �(1984 -1984) �I was born in Deer Park, Toronto, Ontario in 1929. �When I was in office, Jeanne Sauve was the Governor General. �Jean Chrétien was my deputy. �After being elected to office (Liberal), I dissolved Parliament. I lost the 1984 election by a landslide. My term last 79 days (second shortest in Canadian history).

Brian Mulroney �(1984 -1993) �I was born in Baie-Comeau, Quebec in 1939. �I was a lawyer and a business man in Montreal prior to my political career. �My government (Conservative) rejected the Meech Lake Accord and the Charlottetown Accord. �My government is marked by introducing the Canada-U. S. Free Trade Agreement and the Goods and Services Tax.

Kim Campbell �(1993 -1993) �I was born in Port Alberni, British Columbia in 1947. �I was the first baby boomer Prime Minister. �I was appointed to this position by Governor General Ray Hnatyshyn after Mulroney retired, rather than being elected. �I never sat in Parliament as Prime Minister. I am the first and only female Prime Minister of Canada.

Jean Chretien �(1993 -2003) �I was born in Shawinigan, Quebec in 1934. �I served on Trudeau’s cabinet in various posts, prominently as Minister of Justice, Minister of Finance and Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development. �My government (Liberal) advanced the Youth Criminal Justice Act. �I supported official bilingualism and multiculturalism. I strongly opposed the Quebec separatist movement.

Paul Martin � (2003 -2006) � I was born in Windsor, Ontario in 1938. � I served as Minister of Finance between 1993 and 2002. I had a lot of success in this position. � While I was Prime Minister, (Liberal) same sex marriage became legal. � A no-confidence vote was forced while I was in office. I was defeated by the Conservative Party and stepped down as Prime Minister, but not as leader of the Liberal party. � I have a street named after me in Pembroke, Ontario.

Stephen Harper �(2006 -present) �I was born in Toronto, Ontario in 1959. �I have served as the MP of the Calgary Southwest riding. �In May 2011, my (Conservative) government became a majority government.

Justin Trudeau �(2015 -present) �I was born in Ottawa, Ontario on Christmas Day in 1971. �Before entering politics in 2008, I was a high school drama teacher. �Once elected Prime Minister (Liberal), I appointed a cabinet that was precisely 50% female. �Under my leadership, marijuana was legalized across Canada in 2018.