CANADIAN PRIME MINISTERSEVAN SAUVE

The Decedents of Confederation

Sir John A. Macdonald

(1867-1873)I was born in Glasgow,

Scotland in 1815.I served Canada for a total of

19 years (only second to Mackenzie King).

I was a Father of Confederation.

My middle name was Alexander.

Alexander Mackenzie

(1873-1878)I was born in Logierait,

Perthshire, Scotland in 1822.I was a building contractor

and a newspaper editor.I was asked by Govern

General Lord Dufferin to form a new government.

As a Liberal, I succeeded Macdonald when his government fell due to the Pacific Scandal.

Sir John A. Macdonald

(1878-1891)I emigrated to Kingston,

Ontario as a boy.I pushed for the British North

America Act.I served Canada twice, only

losing PM status for five years over a corruption of financing in the Canadian Pacific Railway.

This conflict was known as the Pacific Scandal.

Sir John Abbott

(1891-1892)I was born in Saint-Andre,

Quebec in 1821.I received a Bachelor of Civil Law

from McGill College (now McGill University).

I am one of only two Prime Ministers who served while being a member of the Senate (not the House of Commons).

I considered myself a “caretaker” Prime Minister, and took over after Macdonald’s death in 1891.

Sir John Sparrow David Thompson

(1892-1894)I was born in Halifax, Nova

Scotia in 1845.I was the fifth Premier of

Nova Scotia.I was a lawyer and judge,

as well as the Minister of Law. The first Criminal Code of Canada is credited as one of my achievements.

I was the first Roman Catholic to hold office.

Sir Mackenzie Bowell

(1894-1896)I was born in Rickinghall, England in

1823.I was instrumental in having Louis

Riel expelled from the House of Commons.

I am the second of only two Prime Ministers to serve the office as a member of the Senate.

I faced the Manitoba Schools Question. Because of my indecisiveness on this issue, I was asked (forced) to step down by my cabinet. They felt I was incompetent.

Sir Charles Tupper

(1896-1896)I was born in Amherst, Nova

Scotia in 1821.I graduated from Edinburgh

Medical School in 1843 (MD).As the Premier, I established

public education in Nova Scotia.

I took over from Bowell’s leave as Prime Minister. My term lasted 69 days.

Sir Wilfrid Laurier

(1896-1911)I was born in Saint-Lin,

Quebec in 1841.I hold the record for longest-

serving member in the House of Commons (nearly 45 years).

I am Canada’s first francophone Prime Minister.

You might recognise my face; it’s on the $5 bill.

Sir Robert Borden

(1911-1920)I was born in Grand-Pre,

Nova Scotia in 1854.After retiring from public

life, I served as the chancellor at Queen’s University.

You might recognise my face; it’s on the $100 bill.

I am mostly known for being the Prime Minister during World War I.

Arthur Meighen

(1920-1921)I was born in Anderson,

Ontario in 1874.I served two terms in office.I am the only Prime

Minister to have representing a riding from Manitoba.

When Borden resigned, I served the remainder of his mandate.

William Lyon Mackenzie King

(1921-1926)I was born in Berlin, Ontario

in 1874.I was very interested in the

human condition.My motto was, “Help those

that cannot help themselves.”

I played a major role in laying the foundations of the Canadian welfare state.

Arthur Meighen

(1926-1926)I was the first Prime

Minister born after Confederation.

Both of my terms in office were very brief.

After serving as Prime Minister, I served the Senate for a decade.

I had a failed political comeback in 1941-1942.

William Lyon Mackenzie King

(1926-1930)According to my biographies, I

lacked the characteristics of a great leader.

Voters did not like me. I lacked charisma and a commanding presence.

I was cold and tactless when it came to human relations.

I kept my spirituality beliefs a secret. I believed I could stay in contact with departed associates, especially my mother. This intense spirituality distorted my understanding of Adolf Hitler.

Richard Bennett

(1930-1935)I was born in Hopewell Hill,

New Brunswick in 1870.I have a degree in law from

Dalhousie University.I am most-known for being

the Prime Minister during the Great Depression.

After being defeated for office, I moved to England and was elevated to the peerage of Viscount.

William Lyon Mackenzie King

(1935-1948)I led the Liberal Party for over

29 years.A survey of scholars by Maclean’s magazine (1997) ranked me first of all Canadian Prime Ministers.

You might recognise my face; it’s on the $50 bill.

With a total of three separate terms, I served as Prime Minister for 22 years (more than any other Prime Minister).

Louis St-Laurent

(1948-1957)I was born in Compton, Quebec in

1882.I was a Liberal with a strong base

in the Catholic francophone community.

Mackenzie King and I agreed on many policies, though I hated communism more and was less scared of the United States.

I transformed Canada from a “little role” to a “middle power.” I was enthusiast of Canada’s joining NATO (1949) to fight Communist totalitarianism.

John Diefenbaker

(1957-1963)I was born Neustadt, Ontario in

1895.I was the first Prime Minister of

Canada to appoint a female minister to my Cabinet, and the first to appoint a First Nations person to the Senate.

I cancelled the Avro Arrow project.

While in office, my government obtained passage of the Canadian Bill of Rights. This granted the vote to First Nations peoples.

Lester B. Pearson

(1963-1968)I was born in Newtonbrook,

Toronto, Ontario in 1897.My government introduced

universal health care, student loans, the Canadian Pension Plan, the Order of Canada and the new flag of Canada. My government also abolished capital punishment.

I organised the United Nations Emergency Force to resolve the Suez Canal Crisis. For this, I was awarded the Nobel Prize for Peace.

There is an NHL trophy named after me.

Pierre Elliot Trudeau

(1968-1979)I was born in Montreal,

Quebec in 1919.I am the only Canadian Prime

Minister to appear in an edition of X-Men.

Before being Prime Minister, I was the Minister of Justice.

My government established the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.

Joe Clark

(1979-1980)I was born in High River,

Alberta in 1939.I took office before my 40th

birthday, making me the youngest person to become Prime Minister.

Today, I am a university professor.

I was voted out of parliament on a motion of non-confidence, ending my ten-month term.

Pierre Elliot Trudeau

(1980-1984)I was appointed as Lester

Pearson’s Parliamentary Secretary.My personal motto was “Reason

before passion” though I’m probably better known for saying “Just watch me.”

FLQ, October Crisis and the War Measures act are all things associated with me.

When I took control of the Liberal party, I was charismatic and inspired “Trudeaumania.”

John Turner

(1984-1984)I was born in Deer Park,

Toronto, Ontario in 1929.When I was in office, Jeanne

Sauve was the Governor General.

Jean Chrétien was my deputy.After being elected to office, I

dissolved Parliament. I lost the 1984 election by a landslide. My term last 79 days (second shortest in Canadian history).

Brian Mulroney

(1984-1993)I was born in Baie-Comeau,

Quebec in 1939.I was a lawyer and a business

man in Montreal prior to my political career.

My government rejected the Meech Lake Accord and the Charlottetown Accord.

My government is marked by introducing the Canada-U.S. Free Trade Agreement and the Goods and Services Tax.

Kim Campbell

(1993-1993)I was born in Port Alberni,

British Columbia in 1947.I was the first baby boomer

Prime Minister.I was appointed to this

position by Governor General Ray Hnatyshyn after Mulroney retired.

I never sat in Parliament as Prime Minister. I am the first and only female Prime Minister of Canada.

Jean Chretien

(1993-2003)I was born in Shawinigan, Quebec

in 1934.I served on Trudeau’s cabinet in

various posts, prominently as Minister of Justice, Minister of Finance and Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development.

My government advanced the Youth Criminal Justice Act.

I supported official bilingualism and multiculturalism. I strongly opposed the Quebec sovereignty movement.

Paul Martin

(2003-2006)I was born in Windsor, Ontario

in 1938.A confidence vote was forced

while I was in office. I was defeated by the Conservative Party.

I served as Minister of Finance between 1993 and 2002. I had a lot of success in this position.

I remained leader of the Liberal party until my resignation. Stephane Dion succeeded me in this role.

Stephen Harper

(2006-present)I was born in Toronto,

Ontario in 1959.I have served as the MP of

the Calgary Southwest riding.

In May 2011, my government became a majority government.

Neil Young is really pissed off at me right now.