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Sir Wilfrid Laurier

            
             Most Influential Person from 1867 - 1914 .
            
            
             Sir Wilfrid Laurier was the most influential person in Canada between 1867 and 1914. Laurier was born in 1841 in Saint Lin in the Laurentions and was elected as the seventh prime minister of Canada in 1896. He served 15 years as prime minister and because his era was so successful people referred to it as the "Golden Age of Laurier". Throughout his political career, Laurier was known for his ability to compromise. He was the first French Canadian Prime minister of Canada which allowed him to see both English and French points of view. Laurier was the most influential person because he was involved in many events that improved Canada and helped it "grow up". Laurier was responsible for the increase in immigration to Canada, he solved the Manitoba School Crisis and the most important thing that Laurier did for Canada was gain independence from Britain.
             The first way that Laurier caused Canada to grow up was the increase in immigration to Canada. He went to Paris and London to deliver speeches promoting Canada and encouraged people to move there. Canada began to develop towns and more railways were built because of all the immigration. There were more settlers and more agricultural developments. By the end of Laurier's term, the population of Canada had grown by two million.
             Laurier is known for his ability to compromise. He solved the Manitoba school crisis. The crisis was that the French settlers wanted Roman-Catholic schools but the English settlers wanted schools that were not connected to any church. Laurier solved this by limiting the amount of religious teaching in schools.
             The most important thing that Laurier did during his time as prime minister was gain Canada's independence from Britain. This started during the Yukon Boundary Dispute between the United States and Canada. Britain still controlled all of Canada's foreign affairs and Canada believed that Britain betrayed them when they made the decision of where the boundary was.


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The Laurier Era lasted from 1896 to 1911 and was a monumental time in Canadian history. Sir Wilfred Laurier had the immense task of leading our country, which evidently involved many defining moments, such as the Boer War, the Naval Service Bill, and the Alaska Boundary Dispute. ... Despite opposition from Laurier and his native province, Canadians did go to war. ... As tensions increased in Europe, the opposition, mobilized by the known imperialist Sir George Foster, advocated support for the Royal Navy. ... Laurier referred to this action as "nothing short of a slap in the face-. ...

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2. Canadian Metis

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3. Laurier international Relations

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4. Corporal Punishment

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5. paper on Tobermory

(Appin/Mr Wilfrid's statement of the cat's capacity to talk). ... "Cats have nine lives, you know," said Sir Wilfred heartily. ... (Smart way of describing his personality) QUOTATIONS *"When your inclusion in this house-party was suggested Sir Wilfrid protested that you were the most brainless woman of his acquaintance, and that there was a wide distinction between hospitality and the care of the feeble-minded. ...

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"If human beings dam the rivers, or pollute the water supply, dumping wastes into rivers and lakes and groundwater reservoirs, then the natural environment suffers," says Gordon Young, a geographer at Wilfrid Laurier University in Waterloo, Ontario who created a report released Wednesday March 2003 in Tokyo. ...

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7. Important Figures in Canadian History

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8. Sir Gawain

Two actions in this story show Sir Gawain's chivalry and humanize him. ... The lord welcomed the knight with open arms and said that whatever he hunted, he would give to Sir Gawain at the end of the day, and whatever Sir Gawain got, he had to give to the lord. ... The first day, she gave him a kiss, so Sir Gawain had to kiss the lord. ... The final day, the wife gave Sir Gawain a sash and three kisses. ... When Sir Gawain got to the Green Castle, the Green Knight went to strike him over the head and Sir Gawain flinched twice. ...

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