BBC
Bbc News: Stephen Harper
The BBC provides a brief profile of Stephen Harper who became Canada's Prime Minister in 2006.
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Richard Bedford Bennett
Prime Minister's Richard Bennett accomplishments as Prime Minister of Canada are featured in this concise site.
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Paul Edgar Philippe Martin, Jr.
Paul Martin, Prime Minister of Canada from 2003-2006 is profiled in this site that briefly covers his career and personal life
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Sir John Joseph Caldwell Abbott
Sir John Joseph Caldwell Abbott's tenure as Prime Minister of Canada is outlined in this succinct but informative site.
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The Hill Times
The Hill Times is an independent news magazine and website that cover Canada's federal government and political news. It is a respected news journal that often breaks important political stories. Senior students looking to monitor the...
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Cover of the Book John A. Macdonald by Peter B. Waite.
This site provides important highlights of Canada's first Prime Minister. John A. Macdonald's personal life and achievements as Prime Minister of Canada are highlighted.
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Sir John A. Macdonald With the Fathers of Confederation.
This site provides important highlights of Canada's first Prime Minister. John A. Macdonald's personal life and achievements as Prime Minister of Canada are highlighted.
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Photograph: Prime Minister St. Laurent, Speaking at Welcoming Ceremonies.
The National Library and Archives of Canada has a website dedicated to each province's road to Confederation in Canada. This section on New Foundland begins years before their eventual inclusion in 1949, but does include a section on...
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Trade Summit Protesters Battle in Quebec City 2001
An American left-wing website reports on the protesters in Quebec City in 2001 that accompanied the Free Trade of the Americas Agreement (FTAA) Summit hosted by Prime Minister Jean Chretien. Offers students a glimpse at the wide variety...
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Oregon Public Broadcasting: Unifinished Journey: Episode 9: First Space Ra [Pdf]
Transcript of a televised documentary about Lewis and Clark explains why Alexander Mackenzie's Voyages from Montreal served as a catalyst for their cross-continental expedition.
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The Right Honourable John Turner
Studies the life of Prime Minister John Turner and his political career. Offers information about the elections he participated in along with his education.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Wilfrid Laurier
The seventh Prime Minister of Canada from July 11, 1896, to October 7, 1911. He was often considered one of Canada's great statesmen and the first francophone prime minister. Laurier is well known for his policies of conciliation, nation...
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John A. Macdonald, Circa 1845 1850.
This site provides important highlights of Canada's first Prime Minister. John A. Macdonald's personal life and achievements as Prime Minister of Canada are highlighted.
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Sir John Alexander Mac Donald
This site provides important highlights of Canada's first Prime Minister. John A. Macdonald's personal life and achievements as Prime Minister of Canada are highlighted.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Sir John Alexander Macdonald
(1815-1891) First Prime Minister of Canada
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Sir Wilfrid Laurier
(1841-1919) Seventh Prime Minister of Canada.
Wikimedia
Wikipedia: Foreign Investment Review Agency
Provides a definition and a little background information on Canada's Foreign Investment Review Agency created under Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau.
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Stephen Joseph Harper
The life and career of Stephen Harper, one of Canada's youngest prime ministers, is outlined in this informative but concise site.
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John Napier Turner
A brief but informative report on the life of John Turner who was one of Canada's shortest serving Prime Ministers.
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Photograph of Kim Campbell
A brief biography of one of Canada's most important women political figures, Kim Campbell. The biography profiles Campbell's many firsts, from first woman Minister of National Defense to first woman elected leader of the PC party to...
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Photograph: Hon. Charles Tupper
A personal and political biography of the longest surviving Father of Confederation - Sir Charles Tupper. A detailed account is provided of Tupper's contribution to Confederation and his influence on federal politics in Canada.
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Manitoba Historical Society: Dalnavert Museum
Dalnavert House was the home to the son of Canada's first prime minister, and a political power in his own right.The home was of the Victorian era, fell into disrepair, and was restored to its present glory as a museum for students and...
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Stephen Harper
The BBC provides a brief profile of Stephen Harper who became Canada's Prime Minister in 2006.
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Alexander Mackenzie
This site provides the major highlights of the career and personal life of Canada's second Prime Minister Alexander Mackenzie.