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. Laurie