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Sir John A Macdonald was born on January 11th, 1815 in Gloscow, Scotland. Macdonald wa the 1st ever Prime Minister of Canada. He had served as Prime Minister for 19 years and had been in power from 1867-1873, 1878-1891. He was part of the Conservative party.
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Alexander Mackenzie was born on January 28th, 1822 and was born in Scotland. He was the 2nd Prime MInister of Canada after Macdonald resigned in 1873. Mackenzie was also the 1st Liberal Prime Minister. -
Sir Wilfrid Laurier was born on November 20th, 1841 in Saint-Lin, Canada East. He had been the 7th Prime Minister of Canada and had served from 1896-1911. Laurier had been part of the Liberal Party when in power. He died Febuary 17th 1919.
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Macdonald helped create the Liberal Conservative Party in 1854
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Macdonald helped bring the provinces of Upper and lower Canada, Nova Scotia, Manitoba, British Columbia, P.E.I, North-West territories and New Brunswick together to form Canada in 1867.
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Sir John A Macdonald became the first Prime Minister of Canada.
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On May 23, 1873, Mackenzie formed the North West Mounted Police.
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-Alexander Mackenzie served as Canadian Prime Minister on November 7, 1873 after Macdonald resigned. -
On January, 1st, 1875, Alexander Mackenzie created the North-West territories act, which would be the permanent institutions of government for the Territories.
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On April, 23rd, 1875, Mackenzie created the Supreme Court of Canada and the secret ballots.
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On January, 1st, 1886, Mackenzie created the Royal Military Collage of Canada, which was built in Kingston.
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One of Macdonald's main accomplishments as Prime Minister was the building of the Trans-Canadian railway owhich was completed in 1885
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Sir Wilfred Laurier became the 7th Prime Minister of Canada on July 11th, 1896. He had the longest uninterupted term of any Prime Minister of Canada.
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On, July 27, 1898, Laurier helped and made the Klondike Gold Rush.
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Laurier agreed to Saskatchewan and Alberta's entry into Confederation, they were the last two provinces to be created.
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In 1909, Laurier had formed the Department of External Affairs
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Laurier had put forward the Naval Service Bill in 1910. The Naval Service Bill was intended to provide Canada with a separate naval force.