MACDONALDMACDONALD

THE BEGINNING OF THE ENDTHE BEGINNING OF THE END

1887-18911887-1891

CANADA’S FIRST PRIME CANADA’S FIRST PRIME MINISTERMINISTER

APPOINTED 1867APPOINTED 1867

WINS ELECTIONS IN 1867,1872, 1878, 1882, 1887 (WINS WINS ELECTIONS IN 1867,1872, 1878, 1882, 1887 (WINS AGAIN IN 1891)AGAIN IN 1891)

WON SIX MAJORITY GOVERNMENTS, ONLY PM WON SIX MAJORITY GOVERNMENTS, ONLY PM EVER. EVER.

SERVED 19 YEARS, SECOND LONGEST EVERSERVED 19 YEARS, SECOND LONGEST EVER

DEALT WITH LOTS OF ISSUES: REPEALERS, DEALT WITH LOTS OF ISSUES: REPEALERS, RUPERT’S LAND, WASHINGTON TREATY, RED RIVER RUPERT’S LAND, WASHINGTON TREATY, RED RIVER REBELLION, NORTHWEST REBELLION, CPR, PACIFIC REBELLION, NORTHWEST REBELLION, CPR, PACIFIC SCANDALSCANDAL

ADDED RUPERT’S LAND, MANITOBA, BC, AND PEIADDED RUPERT’S LAND, MANITOBA, BC, AND PEI

WITH EACH NEW ISSUE, ELECTION FIGHTS HARDER WITH EACH NEW ISSUE, ELECTION FIGHTS HARDER TO MAINTAIN SUPPORTTO MAINTAIN SUPPORT

STILL SOME OF THE CREDIT FOR HIS LONG REIGN STILL SOME OF THE CREDIT FOR HIS LONG REIGN BELONGS TO LIBERALS THEMSELVESBELONGS TO LIBERALS THEMSELVES

ALEXANDER MACKENZIE UNITED “LIBERALS” ALEXANDER MACKENZIE UNITED “LIBERALS” BRIEFLY, BUT HIS SUCCESSOR WAS EDWARD BLAKEBRIEFLY, BUT HIS SUCCESSOR WAS EDWARD BLAKE

BLAKE NOT AS ABLE TO UNITE OPPOSITION BLAKE NOT AS ABLE TO UNITE OPPOSITION AGAINST THE CONSERVATIVESAGAINST THE CONSERVATIVES

THUS BLAKE FIRST LIBERAL LEADER TO NEVER THUS BLAKE FIRST LIBERAL LEADER TO NEVER BECOME PM. SECOND WAS DIONBECOME PM. SECOND WAS DION

EDWARD BLAKE PREMIER OFONTARIO 1871-1872.

LEADER OF LIBERAL PARTYFROM 1880-1887

THE LOVABLE, LIBERAL, LOSER

NOW HE HAS COMPANY ON THE WALL OF SHAME

FAILURE TO OFFER A FAILURE TO OFFER A DIFFERENT CHOICEDIFFERENT CHOICE

LIBERALS DIVIDED ON ISSUES LIKE RIEL, FREE TRADE, LIBERALS DIVIDED ON ISSUES LIKE RIEL, FREE TRADE, EXPANSION, SCHOOLS’ QUESTION JESUITS ETCEXPANSION, SCHOOLS’ QUESTION JESUITS ETC

THUS THEY WERE NEVER A CHALLENGE TO MACDONALDTHUS THEY WERE NEVER A CHALLENGE TO MACDONALD

BLAKE HIMSELF WAS NOT ONE TO UNITE THE GROUPBLAKE HIMSELF WAS NOT ONE TO UNITE THE GROUP

IN FACT BLAKE SUPPORTED THE EXECUTION OF RIEL, AND IN FACT BLAKE SUPPORTED THE EXECUTION OF RIEL, AND THUS REFUSED TO MAKE AN “ISSUE OF THE REGINA THUS REFUSED TO MAKE AN “ISSUE OF THE REGINA SCAFFOLD”SCAFFOLD”

BLAKE SUPPORTED NATIONAL POLICY “SINCE US WON’T BLAKE SUPPORTED NATIONAL POLICY “SINCE US WON’T AGREE TO RECIPROCITY”AGREE TO RECIPROCITY”

WHEN YOU OFFER NOTHING DIFFERENT PEOPLE WILL STAY WHEN YOU OFFER NOTHING DIFFERENT PEOPLE WILL STAY WITH THE CONSERVATIVES. MACDONALD CONTINUES TO WITH THE CONSERVATIVES. MACDONALD CONTINUES TO WINWIN

MACDONALD TRIES TO WIN BACK QUE WITH MACDONALD TRIES TO WIN BACK QUE WITH MOTION OF REGRET FREE VOTE IN THE HOUSE MOTION OF REGRET FREE VOTE IN THE HOUSE OVER THE HANGING OR RIELOVER THE HANGING OR RIEL

BLAKE VOTED WITH THE “KILLERS OF RIEL” DID BLAKE VOTED WITH THE “KILLERS OF RIEL” DID NOT TAKE ADVANTAGENOT TAKE ADVANTAGE

ONE YOUNG LIBERAL DID SPEAK UPONE YOUNG LIBERAL DID SPEAK UP

SAID MACDONALD’S GOV’T CREATED THE SAID MACDONALD’S GOV’T CREATED THE REBELLIONS IN THE WEST BY DECADES OF REBELLIONS IN THE WEST BY DECADES OF NEGLECTNEGLECT

SAID USED THE REBELLION TO SELL THE RAILWAYSAID USED THE REBELLION TO SELL THE RAILWAY

SAID IF HE HAD BEEN BORN ON THE BANKS OF THE SAID IF HE HAD BEEN BORN ON THE BANKS OF THE RED RIVER HE TOO WOULD HAVE SHOULDERED A RED RIVER HE TOO WOULD HAVE SHOULDERED A MUSKETMUSKET

SPOKE ELOQUENTLY AND BILINGUALLYSPOKE ELOQUENTLY AND BILINGUALLY

LIBS BEGIN TO SEE THEIR FUTURE WITH THIS LIBS BEGIN TO SEE THEIR FUTURE WITH THIS YOUNG MAN FROM QUEYOUNG MAN FROM QUE

A887 ELECTION MAIN ISSUES WERE RIEL, A887 ELECTION MAIN ISSUES WERE RIEL, PROVINCIAL SECTIONALISM, NATIONAL POLICY VS PROVINCIAL SECTIONALISM, NATIONAL POLICY VS FREE TRADE, SCHOOLS’ QUESTION ETC.FREE TRADE, SCHOOLS’ QUESTION ETC.

BLAKE AGREED WITH MACDONALD ON ALL OF BLAKE AGREED WITH MACDONALD ON ALL OF THEMTHEM

BLAKE LOST THE ELECTION AND BY END OF THE BLAKE LOST THE ELECTION AND BY END OF THE YEAR RESIGNS AND IS REPLACED BY THAT YOUNG YEAR RESIGNS AND IS REPLACED BY THAT YOUNG MP FROM QUE, WILFRID LAURIERMP FROM QUE, WILFRID LAURIER

SIR WILFRID LAURIER

LIBERAL LEADER FROM1887-1919

PRIME MINISTER OF CANADA 1896-1911

LONGEST CONSECUTIVESERVING PM IN CDNHISTORY

MACDONALD 1887-1891MACDONALD 1887-1891 AFTER 1887 VICTORY MACDONALD GOES TO USA AFTER 1887 VICTORY MACDONALD GOES TO USA

FOR RECIPROCITY.FOR RECIPROCITY.

THIS WOULD ALLEVIATE ANGST IN EAST AND WEST THIS WOULD ALLEVIATE ANGST IN EAST AND WEST AMONGST FARMERSAMONGST FARMERS

USA REFUSES SO MACDONALD GOES BACK TO NAT USA REFUSES SO MACDONALD GOES BACK TO NAT POLICYPOLICY

HE TELLS THOSE THAT WANTED RECIPROCITY THAT HE TELLS THOSE THAT WANTED RECIPROCITY THAT HE TRIED, BUT THOSE THAT DIDN’T THAT HIS HE TRIED, BUT THOSE THAT DIDN’T THAT HIS PROPOSED DEAL WAS SO BAD HE FORCED USA TO PROPOSED DEAL WAS SO BAD HE FORCED USA TO SAY NO. MASTER SALESMANSAY NO. MASTER SALESMAN

JESUIT ESTATES ACTJESUIT ESTATES ACT 1888 QUE PROV GOV’T PASSES JESUIT ESTATES ACT1888 QUE PROV GOV’T PASSES JESUIT ESTATES ACT

JESUITS ARE THE MISSIONARY “ARMY” OF THE JESUITS ARE THE MISSIONARY “ARMY” OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCHCATHOLIC CHURCH

THEY CAME TO NEW FRANCE WITH THE THEY CAME TO NEW FRANCE WITH THE SETTLEMENTS AND WERE TASKED WITH SETTLEMENTS AND WERE TASKED WITH EDUCATING AND CONVERTING THE HEATHENS EDUCATING AND CONVERTING THE HEATHENS

HAD LARGE LAND GRANTS UNDER HAD LARGE LAND GRANTS UNDER SEIGNIORIAL SEIGNIORIAL SYSTEMSYSTEM. LOST IT ALL WHEN NEW FRANCE FELL. LOST IT ALL WHEN NEW FRANCE FELL

LAND REDISTRIBUTED BY ENGLISHLAND REDISTRIBUTED BY ENGLISH

1842 CANADIAN JESUIT ORDER STARTED AGAIN1842 CANADIAN JESUIT ORDER STARTED AGAIN

WANTED COMPENSATION FOR THE LAND LOSSWANTED COMPENSATION FOR THE LAND LOSS

1871 VATICAN OKAYS THE REQUEST FOR 1871 VATICAN OKAYS THE REQUEST FOR COMPENSATION AND ACTS AS ARBITER FOR THE COMPENSATION AND ACTS AS ARBITER FOR THE JESUIT CLAIMSJESUIT CLAIMS

QUE GOV’T OF HONORE MERCIER AGREES AND THE QUE GOV’T OF HONORE MERCIER AGREES AND THE DEAL IS $300-400 THOUSAND TO JESUIT ORDER IN DEAL IS $300-400 THOUSAND TO JESUIT ORDER IN EXCHANGE FOR LAND CLAIMS, $140,000 TO FOUND EXCHANGE FOR LAND CLAIMS, $140,000 TO FOUND LAVAL, $100,000 TO VARIOUS DIOCESES AND $60,000 LAVAL, $100,000 TO VARIOUS DIOCESES AND $60,000 FOR PROTESTANT CENTERS OF HIGHER EDUCATIONFOR PROTESTANT CENTERS OF HIGHER EDUCATION

ORANGE LODGE, AND ONTARIO VEHEMENT THAT ORANGE LODGE, AND ONTARIO VEHEMENT THAT MACDONALD NOT ALLOW THIS PAPAL INTRUSIONMACDONALD NOT ALLOW THIS PAPAL INTRUSION

CALLED ON HIM TO USE DISALLOWANCE OR TO CALLED ON HIM TO USE DISALLOWANCE OR TO OVERTURN THE PROVINCIAL LAWOVERTURN THE PROVINCIAL LAW

MACDONALD DOESN’T WANT TO AS QUE ALREADY MACDONALD DOESN’T WANT TO AS QUE ALREADY ANGRY (RIEL) REFUSESANGRY (RIEL) REFUSES

1889 PRIVATE MEMBERS BILL “NOBLE 13” MOVE FOR 1889 PRIVATE MEMBERS BILL “NOBLE 13” MOVE FOR DISALLOWANCE “DEVILS DOZEN”DISALLOWANCE “DEVILS DOZEN”

AGAIN SPARKS INDIGNITY IN QUEAGAIN SPARKS INDIGNITY IN QUE

IN PART THIS IS THE CAUSE FOR TODAY’S DISTINCT IN PART THIS IS THE CAUSE FOR TODAY’S DISTINCT SOCIETY CLAUSE AS ENGLISH CDNS ALWAYS SOCIETY CLAUSE AS ENGLISH CDNS ALWAYS TRYING TO INTERFERETRYING TO INTERFERE

MACDONALD AVOIDED MOST OF THIS BY REFUSING MACDONALD AVOIDED MOST OF THIS BY REFUSING TO GET INVOLVEDTO GET INVOLVED

POPE LEO XIII ABOVE AND HONORE MERCIER TO THE RIGHT

MANITOBA SCHOOLS MANITOBA SCHOOLS QUESTIONQUESTION

THIS IS REALLY THE MAIN ISSUE IN 1896 BUT WAS THIS IS REALLY THE MAIN ISSUE IN 1896 BUT WAS AROUND FOR THE 1887-1891 TERM OF MACDONALDAROUND FOR THE 1887-1891 TERM OF MACDONALD

IN MAN THEY WERE GUARANTEED SEP SCHOOLS IN MAN THEY WERE GUARANTEED SEP SCHOOLS WHEN CREATEDWHEN CREATED

SCHOOLS FOR FRENCH CATHOLICS A RIGHTSCHOOLS FOR FRENCH CATHOLICS A RIGHT

REMEMBER THOUGH MANY MÉTIS HAD LEFT TO REMEMBER THOUGH MANY MÉTIS HAD LEFT TO MOVE WESTMOVE WEST

FEW FRENCH IN MANITOBA BY 1880s AND RUNNING FEW FRENCH IN MANITOBA BY 1880s AND RUNNING TWO SCHOOL SYSTEMS EXPENSIVETWO SCHOOL SYSTEMS EXPENSIVE

AS A RESULT ORANGE LODGE MEMBERS AND AS A RESULT ORANGE LODGE MEMBERS AND FRANCOPHOBES DEMAND END TO THIS DUAL FRANCOPHOBES DEMAND END TO THIS DUAL SYSTEMSYSTEM

ONE OF THEM WAS THE MP FROM ONTARIO DALTON ONE OF THEM WAS THE MP FROM ONTARIO DALTON MCCARTHYMCCARTHY

1890 PREMIER OF MANITOBA THOMAS GREENWAY 1890 PREMIER OF MANITOBA THOMAS GREENWAY DECIDED TO CANCEL SEPARATE SCHOOLSDECIDED TO CANCEL SEPARATE SCHOOLS

ENGLISH CANADA FINE WITH THIS, QUE IS LIVID. ENGLISH CANADA FINE WITH THIS, QUE IS LIVID. SEE AGAIN LOSS OF FRENCH CULTURE OUTSIDE OF SEE AGAIN LOSS OF FRENCH CULTURE OUTSIDE OF QUEQUE

ISSUE BEGINS IN 1890 SO IS AROUND IN 1891 ISSUE BEGINS IN 1890 SO IS AROUND IN 1891 ELECTION ELECTION

THOMAS GREENWAY PREMIER OFMANITOBA FROM 1888-1900.

IRONICALLY REPLACED BY HUGH JOHNMACDONALD. THE ONLY SURVIVING SON OF JOHN A MACDONALD

DALTON MCCARTHY ONTARIO MP

HE ACTUALLY BROKE WITH CONSTO START OWN PARTY.

ADVOCATED UNITING WITH ENG.

ELECTION OF 1891ELECTION OF 1891 RECIPROCITY ISSUE: MACDONALD CLAIMS RECIPROCITY ISSUE: MACDONALD CLAIMS

BOTH SIDESBOTH SIDES

JESUITS ESTATES ACT, MACDONALD JESUITS ESTATES ACT, MACDONALD REFUSED DISALLOWANCE SO WINS SOME REFUSED DISALLOWANCE SO WINS SOME FROM QUE FROM QUE

MANITOBA SCHOOLS ACT NOT HUGEMANITOBA SCHOOLS ACT NOT HUGE

YET HE IS FACING A NEW, UNITED LIB YET HE IS FACING A NEW, UNITED LIB PARTY LED BY WILFRID LAURIER PARTY LED BY WILFRID LAURIER

MACDONALD 75 YEARS OLD. BEEN IN MACDONALD 75 YEARS OLD. BEEN IN POWER SINCE 1878 (13 YEARS) AND BEFORE POWER SINCE 1878 (13 YEARS) AND BEFORE THAT 1867-1873THAT 1867-1873

HE CAMPAIGNED ON SLOGAN OLD MAN, OLD HE CAMPAIGNED ON SLOGAN OLD MAN, OLD FLAG, AND OLD POLICYFLAG, AND OLD POLICY

LIBS WERE PAINTED AS ANTI BRITISH, TOO LIBS WERE PAINTED AS ANTI BRITISH, TOO NEW, AND DANGEROUS TO STABILITYNEW, AND DANGEROUS TO STABILITY

GREAT SLOGAN, LEADS TO VICTORYGREAT SLOGAN, LEADS TO VICTORY

JOHN A MACDONALD AND HIS FAMOUSPOSTER FOR THE 1891 ELECTION.

HE PLAYED ON PEOPLES’ LOVE FOR HIMAND TIES TO BRITAIN TO DEFEAT THELIBERALS.

HE ALSO PLAYED THE FEAR OF THE USAAND MOVING AWAY FROM BRITAIN THATTHE LIBERALS OF LAURIER WERE ACCUSED OF

LAURIER ESPOUSED CLOSER ECONOMIC TIES TO LAURIER ESPOUSED CLOSER ECONOMIC TIES TO USA (RECIPROCITY)USA (RECIPROCITY)

MACDONALD PLAYED THIS AS SELLING OUT TO MACDONALD PLAYED THIS AS SELLING OUT TO USA. USED POTENTIAL LOSS OF $ FOR BIG BUSINESS USA. USED POTENTIAL LOSS OF $ FOR BIG BUSINESS TO HIS ADVANTAGETO HIS ADVANTAGE

BIG BUSINESS INFLUENCED THEIR WORKERS, AND BIG BUSINESS INFLUENCED THEIR WORKERS, AND DONATED HEAVILY TO CONSERVATIVESDONATED HEAVILY TO CONSERVATIVES

ALSO PLAYED LOYALTY TO BR OVER THE FEAR OF ALSO PLAYED LOYALTY TO BR OVER THE FEAR OF THE USA IN THIS ELECTION “A BRITISH SUBJECT I THE USA IN THIS ELECTION “A BRITISH SUBJECT I WAS BORN, A BRITISH SUBJECT I WILL DIE!”WAS BORN, A BRITISH SUBJECT I WILL DIE!”

ALSO PLAYED THE PLEASE VOTE FOR ME… YOU ALSO PLAYED THE PLEASE VOTE FOR ME… YOU KNOW ME, I’M THE FATHER OF THIS COUNTRY KNOW ME, I’M THE FATHER OF THIS COUNTRY CARDCARD

IN END CONSERVATIVES WIN 123-92IN END CONSERVATIVES WIN 123-92

LAURIER VOWED TO NEVER UNDERESTIMATE BIG LAURIER VOWED TO NEVER UNDERESTIMATE BIG BUSINESS OR LOBBY AGAINBUSINESS OR LOBBY AGAIN

MACDONALD SERVES LITTLE OF NEW MANDATE AS MACDONALD SERVES LITTLE OF NEW MANDATE AS CAMPAIGN WORE OUT HIS FRAIL BODYCAMPAIGN WORE OUT HIS FRAIL BODY

WEEKS AFTER VICTORY SUFFERS A STROKEWEEKS AFTER VICTORY SUFFERS A STROKE

WITHIN THREE MONTHS HE’S DEADWITHIN THREE MONTHS HE’S DEAD

PROBLEM IS THAT CONSERVATIVES HAD NOT BEEN PROBLEM IS THAT CONSERVATIVES HAD NOT BEEN GROOMING ANYONE TO REPLACE HIMGROOMING ANYONE TO REPLACE HIM

MACDONALD’S FUNERALMACDONALD’S FUNERAL

CONSERVATIVE PARTY 1891-1896CONSERVATIVE PARTY 1891-1896 FIRST TO WANT JOB WAS MCCARTHY OF ONTARIOFIRST TO WANT JOB WAS MCCARTHY OF ONTARIO

TOO CONTROVERSIAL, AND IN 1891 HAD ACTUALLY TOO CONTROVERSIAL, AND IN 1891 HAD ACTUALLY LEFT THE CONSERVATIVE PARTY TO FOUND HIS LEFT THE CONSERVATIVE PARTY TO FOUND HIS OWN IMPERIAL UNIFICATION PARTYOWN IMPERIAL UNIFICATION PARTY

MCCARTHY HAD OPPOSED JESUITS ESTATE ACT, MCCARTHY HAD OPPOSED JESUITS ESTATE ACT, VOTED FOR DISALLOWANCE, VOTED AGAINST VOTED FOR DISALLOWANCE, VOTED AGAINST REGRET FOR RIEL, SUPPORTED SPECIAL STATUS FOR REGRET FOR RIEL, SUPPORTED SPECIAL STATUS FOR ONTARIO BUT NONE FOR QUEBEC, CLOSER ONTARIO BUT NONE FOR QUEBEC, CLOSER IMPERIAL TIES WITH BR ETCIMPERIAL TIES WITH BR ETC

HE WAS NOT A GOOD CHOICE SO THE PARTY HE WAS NOT A GOOD CHOICE SO THE PARTY LOOKED WITHIN ITS RANKSLOOKED WITHIN ITS RANKS

SIR JOHN ABBOTTSIR JOHN ABBOTT JOHN THOMPSON FROM NOVA SCOTIA WAS JOHN THOMPSON FROM NOVA SCOTIA WAS

THE BEST CHOICE, AS HE HAD BEEN THE BEST CHOICE, AS HE HAD BEEN RUNNING PARTY SINCE MACDONALD’S RUNNING PARTY SINCE MACDONALD’S FIRST STROKEFIRST STROKE

HE HOWEVER WAS CATHOLIC, SO HE WAS HE HOWEVER WAS CATHOLIC, SO HE WAS NOT A GOOD CHOICE FOR SOMENOT A GOOD CHOICE FOR SOME

HE WAS OFFERED THE JOB, BUT DIDN’T HE WAS OFFERED THE JOB, BUT DIDN’T WANT TO SPLIT THE PARTY SO REFUSEDWANT TO SPLIT THE PARTY SO REFUSED

THE PARTY THEN TURNED TO JOHN ABBOTT THE PARTY THEN TURNED TO JOHN ABBOTT A 71 YEAR OLD HIMSELFA 71 YEAR OLD HIMSELF

SIR JOHN ABBOTT 3RD PRIME MINISTER OF CANADA 1891-1892

FIRST NATIVE BORN PM AS HE WAS BORNIN QUE IN 1821

FORMER PRESIDENT OF CPR

FORMER ANNEXATIONIST

MONTREAL LAWYER WHO DEFENDED THECONFEDERATES FROM ST ALBAN’S RAID

MP FROM 1867 UNTIL PACIFIC SCANDAL OF 1874 CAUSED HIM TO RESIGN

LOST ELECTION OF 1878, BUT WON AGAIN IN1881 BYE ELECTION.

APPOINTED SENATE IN 1887

FROM 1891-1892 ABBOTT WAS PM FROM THE FROM 1891-1892 ABBOTT WAS PM FROM THE SENATE, SO COULD NOT ENTER HOUSE OF SENATE, SO COULD NOT ENTER HOUSE OF COMMONSCOMMONS

WITHIN THE HOUSE THOMPSON STILL RAN DAILY WITHIN THE HOUSE THOMPSON STILL RAN DAILY MATTERSMATTERS

ABBOTT DIDN’T REALLY WANT THE JOB. SAID ABBOTT DIDN’T REALLY WANT THE JOB. SAID ONLY REASON HE WAS PICKED WAS BECAUSE HE ONLY REASON HE WAS PICKED WAS BECAUSE HE WAS PARTICULARLY OBNOXIOUS TO NO ONE WAS PARTICULARLY OBNOXIOUS TO NO ONE (BRIBERY AND PACIFIC SCANDAL)(BRIBERY AND PACIFIC SCANDAL)

ALSO SAID HE HATED ALL ASPECTS OF BEING A ALSO SAID HE HATED ALL ASPECTS OF BEING A POLITICIAN EXCEPT DOING PUBLIC WORK. POLITICIAN EXCEPT DOING PUBLIC WORK.

HATED CORRUPTION ??? HATED PATRONAGE, HATED CORRUPTION ??? HATED PATRONAGE, HATED SPEECHES HATED SPEECHES

HIS PAST HAUNTED HIM A BIT.HIS PAST HAUNTED HIM A BIT.

EARLY ON HE SIGNED ANNEXATION LETTER AFTER EARLY ON HE SIGNED ANNEXATION LETTER AFTER CORN LAWS REPEALEDCORN LAWS REPEALED

REGRETTED LATER SO JOINED ORANGE LODGE (PRO REGRETTED LATER SO JOINED ORANGE LODGE (PRO BRITISH) AND RAISED OWN REGIMENT TO FIGHT BRITISH) AND RAISED OWN REGIMENT TO FIGHT FENIANSFENIANS

LATER ON HE TAUGHT LAW AND ONE OF HIS MOST LATER ON HE TAUGHT LAW AND ONE OF HIS MOST FAMOUS STUDENTS WAS LAURIERFAMOUS STUDENTS WAS LAURIER

PM FOR ONLY 17 MONTHS. REFORMED CIVIL SERVICE PM FOR ONLY 17 MONTHS. REFORMED CIVIL SERVICE TO GET RID OF CORRUPTION AND PATRONAGETO GET RID OF CORRUPTION AND PATRONAGE

DID WIN 42 OF 52 BYE ELECTIONS DURING THIS TIMEDID WIN 42 OF 52 BYE ELECTIONS DURING THIS TIME

MANITOBA SCHOOLS QUESTION FESTERS, BUT HE MANITOBA SCHOOLS QUESTION FESTERS, BUT HE DOES LITTLE TO SOLVE IT AS BEFORE THE COURTS IN DOES LITTLE TO SOLVE IT AS BEFORE THE COURTS IN BRBR

HIS MAIN PROBLEM WAS SENATE POSITION HIS MAIN PROBLEM WAS SENATE POSITION (NOT ALLOWED IN HOUSE) AND HIS AGE(NOT ALLOWED IN HOUSE) AND HIS AGE

BY 1892 HE WAS TIRING AND RESIGNED DUE BY 1892 HE WAS TIRING AND RESIGNED DUE TO POOR HEALTHTO POOR HEALTH

AGAIN CONSERVATIVES HAVE NO ONE AGAIN CONSERVATIVES HAVE NO ONE READY TO TAKE OVERREADY TO TAKE OVER

TURN AGAIN TO THOMPSONTURN AGAIN TO THOMPSON

THIS TIME HE ACCEPTS AND BECOMES THIS TIME HE ACCEPTS AND BECOMES CANADA’S FOURTH PRIME MINISTERCANADA’S FOURTH PRIME MINISTER

SIR JOHN THOMPSONSIR JOHN THOMPSON THOMPSON WAS WORRIED ABOUT BEING THOMPSON WAS WORRIED ABOUT BEING

CATHOLIC, BUT MADE SURE HE DIDN’T CATHOLIC, BUT MADE SURE HE DIDN’T SEEM TOO PRO CATHOLICSEEM TOO PRO CATHOLIC

IF ANYTHING SIDED WITH FRANCOPHOBES IF ANYTHING SIDED WITH FRANCOPHOBES TOO MUCHTOO MUCH

FIRST MARITIME PMFIRST MARITIME PM

YOUNG, ENERGETIC LAWYER FROM YOUNG, ENERGETIC LAWYER FROM HALIFAXHALIFAX

WOULD HAVE BEEN GREAT BUT DIES EARLYWOULD HAVE BEEN GREAT BUT DIES EARLY

HAD BEEN RUNNING CONSERVATIVES SINCE 1891 SO HAD BEEN RUNNING CONSERVATIVES SINCE 1891 SO EXPERIENCEDEXPERIENCED

YOUNG SO NO HEALTH PROBLEMSYOUNG SO NO HEALTH PROBLEMS

ENGLISH SAW HIM AS CATHOLIC BUT NOT TOO ENGLISH SAW HIM AS CATHOLIC BUT NOT TOO CATHOLICCATHOLIC

CATHOLICS SAW HIM AS ONE OF THEMCATHOLICS SAW HIM AS ONE OF THEM

HE WAS PROGRESSIVE, DYNAMICHE WAS PROGRESSIVE, DYNAMIC

WAS WORKING ON ENFRANCHISING WOMEN IN WAS WORKING ON ENFRANCHISING WOMEN IN 1892! CANADA WOULD HAVE BEEN FIRST 1892! CANADA WOULD HAVE BEEN FIRST DOMINION TO GIVE WOMEN THE VOTEDOMINION TO GIVE WOMEN THE VOTE

MACDONALD HAD HAND PICKED THOMPSON AFTER MACDONALD HAD HAND PICKED THOMPSON AFTER SEEING HIM ARGUE A CASE BEFORE SUPREME SEEING HIM ARGUE A CASE BEFORE SUPREME COURTCOURT

WHILE MINISTER AND LATER PM HE CODIFIED WHILE MINISTER AND LATER PM HE CODIFIED CANADA’S LEGAL SYSTEMCANADA’S LEGAL SYSTEM

ATTENDED BERING SEA TRIBUNAL IN WHICH ATTENDED BERING SEA TRIBUNAL IN WHICH CANADA’s CLAIMS WON OVER THE USA’s (IMAGINE CANADA’s CLAIMS WON OVER THE USA’s (IMAGINE WE WIN ONE)WE WIN ONE)

HE ALSO WORKED OUT NWT SCHOOLS ACT HE ALSO WORKED OUT NWT SCHOOLS ACT ALLOWING FOR SEPARATE SCHOOLS IN WEST ALLOWING FOR SEPARATE SCHOOLS IN WEST (SIMILAR TO ONES BEING DESTROYED IN (SIMILAR TO ONES BEING DESTROYED IN MANITOBA)MANITOBA)

BEGINS TO TRY TO WORK OUT A COMPROMISE FOR BEGINS TO TRY TO WORK OUT A COMPROMISE FOR THE MANITOBA SCHOOLS QUESTIONTHE MANITOBA SCHOOLS QUESTION

REFUSED TO NO ALLOW GREENWAY TO GET RID OF REFUSED TO NO ALLOW GREENWAY TO GET RID OF SEP SCHOOLS AS HE WOULD BE SEEN AS TOO SEP SCHOOLS AS HE WOULD BE SEEN AS TOO CATHOLIC, SO HE TOO FAILED TO SOLVECATHOLIC, SO HE TOO FAILED TO SOLVE

WENT TO ENGLAND TO BE SWORN INTO THE PRIVY WENT TO ENGLAND TO BE SWORN INTO THE PRIVY COUNCILCOUNCIL

SUFFERS HEART ATTACK AT DINNER AND DIESSUFFERS HEART ATTACK AT DINNER AND DIES

VICTORIA’S PERSONAL SURGEON TRIED TO SAVE VICTORIA’S PERSONAL SURGEON TRIED TO SAVE BUT FAILEDBUT FAILED

VERY HIGH HONOURS GIVEN TO HIM IN DEATHVERY HIGH HONOURS GIVEN TO HIM IN DEATH

REQUIEM MASS IN WESTMINSTER, BLENHEIM, REQUIEM MASS IN WESTMINSTER, BLENHEIM, VICTORIA DRESSED IN BLACKVICTORIA DRESSED IN BLACK

SIR JOHN THOMPSON, PRIME MINISTEROF CANADA 1892-1894

BORN IN HALIFAX, FIRST MARITIMER

BRIEFLY WAS PREMIER OF NS (1892)

SUPPORTER OF WOMEN’S RIGHTS

CODIFIED THE LAW

FIRST CATHOLIC PM (CONVERTED SO THAT HE COULD MARRY THE LOVE OF HIS LIFE)

HE LEFT LITTLE MONEY BEHIND, SOHOUSE OF COMMONS SET UP A FUNDTO HELP WIDOW AND SURVIVING KIDS

SIR MACKENZIE BOWELLSIR MACKENZIE BOWELL THOMPSON’S DEATH AGAIN CAUSED SUCCESSION THOMPSON’S DEATH AGAIN CAUSED SUCCESSION

PROBLEMS FOR THE CONSERVATIVESPROBLEMS FOR THE CONSERVATIVES

PARTY WANTED SIR CHARLES TUPPERPARTY WANTED SIR CHARLES TUPPER

HE WAS IN ENGLAND AND GG THOUGHT HE WAS HE WAS IN ENGLAND AND GG THOUGHT HE WAS TOO CONSERVATIVETOO CONSERVATIVE

INSTEAD GG PICKED MACKENZIE BOWELLINSTEAD GG PICKED MACKENZIE BOWELL

FORMER GRAND MASTER OF THE ORANGE LODGEFORMER GRAND MASTER OF THE ORANGE LODGE

MUCH LIKE THOMPSON OVER COMPENSATED FOR MUCH LIKE THOMPSON OVER COMPENSATED FOR BEING CATHOLIC, BOWELL OVER COMPENSATED TO BEING CATHOLIC, BOWELL OVER COMPENSATED TO AVOID BEING ANTI CATHOLICAVOID BEING ANTI CATHOLIC

ACTUALLY WAS GOING TO USE REMEDIAL ACTUALLY WAS GOING TO USE REMEDIAL LEGISLATION TO BRING BACK SEP SCHOOLS IN MANLEGISLATION TO BRING BACK SEP SCHOOLS IN MAN

PROBLEM WAS HE WAS IN SENATE LIKE ABBOTT SO PROBLEM WAS HE WAS IN SENATE LIKE ABBOTT SO COULD NOT GO TO HOUSECOULD NOT GO TO HOUSE

UNLIKE ABBOTT HE DID NOT HAVE SOMEONE UNLIKE ABBOTT HE DID NOT HAVE SOMEONE HELPING HIM IN THE HOUSEHELPING HIM IN THE HOUSE

CABINET REFUSED TO SUPPORT HIMCABINET REFUSED TO SUPPORT HIM

THEY CALLED FOR TUPPERTHEY CALLED FOR TUPPER

CABINET REVOLT WAS OVER THE MAN CABINET REVOLT WAS OVER THE MAN SCHOOLS QUESTIONSCHOOLS QUESTION

CABINET REVOLT LED BY CHARLES CABINET REVOLT LED BY CHARLES TUPPER JRTUPPER JR

IN THE END HE FORCED TO RESIGN IN THE END HE FORCED TO RESIGN AND CHARLES TUPPER SR BECOMES AND CHARLES TUPPER SR BECOMES THE NEXT PRIME MINISTERTHE NEXT PRIME MINISTER

SIR MACKENZIE BOWELL 5TH PRIME MINISTER OF CANADA

BORN IN 1823 IN SUFFOLK ENG

EMIGRATED TO CANADA IN 1832

ELECTED MP IN 1867, LOST IN 1874BECAUSE OF PACIFIC SCANDAL

WAS LEADING MP IN THE OUSTINGOF LOUIS RIEL FROM PARLIAMENT

AFTER LEAVING PM JOB WENT BACKTO SENATE WHERE HE STAYED UNTIL1917.

HE LIVED TO BE 94 YEARS OLD

SIR CHARLES TUPPERSIR CHARLES TUPPER AFTER THE CABINET REVOLT THAT OUSTED AFTER THE CABINET REVOLT THAT OUSTED

BOWELL, TUPPER BECOMES THE SIXTH PMBOWELL, TUPPER BECOMES THE SIXTH PM

HE TAKES OFFICE IN 1896 BUT AN ELECTION MUST HE TAKES OFFICE IN 1896 BUT AN ELECTION MUST BE CALLED SOONBE CALLED SOON

THE MANITOBA SCHOOLS QUESTION IS STILL NOT THE MANITOBA SCHOOLS QUESTION IS STILL NOT ANSWEREDANSWERED

TUPPER TRIES TO TELL BOTH SIDES WHAT THEY TUPPER TRIES TO TELL BOTH SIDES WHAT THEY WANT TO HEREWANT TO HERE

HINTS HE WILL USE REMEDIAL LEGISLATION FOR HINTS HE WILL USE REMEDIAL LEGISLATION FOR QUE, BUT TELLS ONTARIO NOT TO WORRY AS IT QUE, BUT TELLS ONTARIO NOT TO WORRY AS IT WILL NEVER PASSWILL NEVER PASS

IN THE END THE ELECTORATE SICK OF TRANSITIONIN THE END THE ELECTORATE SICK OF TRANSITION

FIVE CONSERVATIVE PRIME MINISTERS IN FIVE FIVE CONSERVATIVE PRIME MINISTERS IN FIVE YEARSYEARS

NOTHING GETTING DONE, CONSERVATIVE PARTY NOTHING GETTING DONE, CONSERVATIVE PARTY SPLIT BY IN FIGHTINGSPLIT BY IN FIGHTING

DALTON MCCARTHY HAS HIS OWN PARTY OF DALTON MCCARTHY HAS HIS OWN PARTY OF MCCARTHITESMCCARTHITES

LAURIER HAD LEARNED HIS LESSON FROM 1891 AND LAURIER HAD LEARNED HIS LESSON FROM 1891 AND DOES NOT MENTION FREE TRADE, PRO USA ANTI BR DOES NOT MENTION FREE TRADE, PRO USA ANTI BR OR REALLY ANYTHING ELSE. HE SIMPLY LETS THE OR REALLY ANYTHING ELSE. HE SIMPLY LETS THE CONSERVATIVES SELF DESTRUCTCONSERVATIVES SELF DESTRUCT

ELECTION IS HELD IN 1896 AND LIBERALS OF LAURIER ELECTION IS HELD IN 1896 AND LIBERALS OF LAURIER WIN AND TUPPER’S TENURE AS PM WAS 10 WEEKS. WIN AND TUPPER’S TENURE AS PM WAS 10 WEEKS. SHORTEST OF ALL TIMESHORTEST OF ALL TIME

LAURIER MANAGED TO FIND THE GROUND OF LAURIER MANAGED TO FIND THE GROUND OF COMPROMISECOMPROMISE

HE SAID CAN’T USE DISALLOWANCE AS THEN QUE LAWS HE SAID CAN’T USE DISALLOWANCE AS THEN QUE LAWS COULD BE DISALLOWED. THIS WORKED IN QUE, BUT COULD BE DISALLOWED. THIS WORKED IN QUE, BUT ALSO HIS REFUSAL TO DISALLOW ENGLISH LAWS ALSO HIS REFUSAL TO DISALLOW ENGLISH LAWS PLAYED WELL IN ENGLISH CANADAPLAYED WELL IN ENGLISH CANADA

HE PROMISED THE SUNNY WAY (AESOP’S FABLE) OF HE PROMISED THE SUNNY WAY (AESOP’S FABLE) OF COMPROMISE TO DEAL WITH GREENWAYCOMPROMISE TO DEAL WITH GREENWAY

LAURIER AND THE LIBERALS WIN ELECTION OF 1896 117-LAURIER AND THE LIBERALS WIN ELECTION OF 1896 117-89-789-7

TUPPER STAYS AS LEADER OF OPPOSITION AND LOSES TUPPER STAYS AS LEADER OF OPPOSITION AND LOSES 1900 ELECTION AS WELL, THEN RESIGNS AND MOVES TO 1900 ELECTION AS WELL, THEN RESIGNS AND MOVES TO LONDONLONDON

SIR CHARLES TUPPER 6TH PM OF CANADA 1896

BORN IN AMHERST NOVA SCOTIA 1821

PREMIER OF NS FROM 1864-1867

ONLY NON REPEALER MP ELECTED IN 1867

CHARLOTTETOWN CONF OF 1864

QUE CONFERENCE OF 1864

PULLED NS INTO CONFEDERATION

DID NOT LOSE SEAT IN 1874 (NOT INVOLVED IN THE PACIFIC SCANDAL) STAYED LOYAL

BY 1880 BEGAN TO DRIFT APART FROMMACDONALD OVER SANFORD FLEMING OF CPR

1883 LEAVES OTTAWA FOR HIGH COMMISSIONERJOB IN ENGLAND. 1884 RESIGNS AS MP

1896 BROUGHT BACK TO REPLACE BOWELL

TUPPER IN 1870

GRAVE OF CHARLES TUPPER IN HALIFAX.

ALTHOUGH HE DIED IN ENGLAND HISBODY WAS RETURNED TO CANADA (ONTHE BLENHEIM) AND HE WAS BURIEDHERE.

HE WAS THE LAST FATHER OF CONFED!