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A 5 page overview of the Canada statesman's political contributions toward consolidation of Canada. Opposing view is voiced. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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popularity is that he is viewed as the statesman who opened up the debate for and worked toward a consolidated, liberal Canada. While not all agree, he is also
respected for his economic policies and oratory skills, which many feel created an environment for the consolidation of the French and English states.
Because of the recent budget cuts on university campuses and entitlement programs, many Canadians look with sentimental fondness back to Laurier, who represented the liberal partys task force to
cure these ills around the last turn of the century. At a time of class and race struggles in the 1880s, the Confederate government was having a problem putting
down ethnic conflicts. At that time, Louis Riel, a Quebecois, was executed "for his part in the 1885" (Fellegi PG). Many saw this uprising "as the symbol of a
campaign to restrict French and Catholic rights outside Quebec, a conviction reinforced by restrictive legislation in Manitoba in 1890. The election of Liberal Wilfred Laurier as the first francophone Prime
Minister in 1896 came about because he convinced voters he could achieve a compromise on this issue. Yet the question of educational rights for Catholics and francophones outside Quebec plagued
Laurier throughout his term of office, particularly when the new provinces of Alberta and Saskatchewan were created in 1905" (Fellegi PG) He held
office from 1896 to 1911. During that time, he reinforced strong ties with Great Britain and kept America at bay. During his premiership, he "undertook the challenge of
leading a nation as much divided as united," commented Francine McKenzie of the University of Toronto (Hillmer and Granatstein 34). Even many of his early supporters felt he defended their
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