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Sir John Alexander Macdonald [a] GCB PC QC ( 10 or 11 January 1815 [b] – 6 June 1891) was the first prime minister of Canada, serving from 1867 to 1873 and from 1878 until his death in 1891.
Jul 31, 2013 · John A. Macdonald was Canada’s first and second-longest serving prime minister (19 years). He set wide-ranging policies that continue to influence the country today.
Sep 27, 2024 · Sir John Macdonald was the first prime minister of the Dominion of Canada (1867–73, 1878–91), who led Canada through its period of early growth. Though accused of devious and unscrupulous methods, he is remembered for his achievements.
Right now, Canada is experiencing another spasm of controversy over the legacy of its first prime minister, John A. Macdonald. Although he undoubtedly laid the foundations of modern Canada, he also personally set in motion all the most damaging elements of Canadian Indigenous policy.
A larger-than-life figure of great vision, leadership, and eccentricity, Canada’s first leader and “founding father” did more than any other to forge the existence of the modern Canadian nation.
Feb 5, 2014 · Sir John A. Macdonald not only led the founding of the Dominion of Canada, but during his many years in power, spearheaded many of the sweeping national programs that, for better or worse,...
Jul 2, 2023 · An undated photograph of Canada's first prime minister, Sir. John A. Macdonald. Photo by National Archives of Canada. Given that he died in 1891, the facts of Sir John A. Macdonald’s...
Jul 31, 2013 · John Alexander Macdonald a contribué à unir les colonies de l’ Amérique du Nord britannique dans la Confédération, et il a été une figure clé dans la rédaction de la Loi constitutionnelle, qui est la fondation de la Constitution du Canada.
The National Policy was a central economic and political strategy of the Conservative Party under Prime Minister John A. Macdonald, and many of his successors in high office.
Sir John Alexander Macdonald, GCB, KCMG, PC, PC (Can), QC (11 January 1815 – 6 June 1891), was the first Prime Minister of Canada. The dominant figure of Canadian Confederation, he had a political career which spanned almost half a century
