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Laurier

Laurier. Everything you want to know about our 7 th Prime Minister. This is not Laurier. What do you think?. Joseph Lavergne. Wilfrid Laurier. Armand Lavergne. Saskatchewan and Alberta. Formed on the same day (Sept. 1, 1905) Identical constitutions Saskatchewan:

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Laurier

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  1. Laurier Everything you want to know about our 7th Prime Minister

  2. This is not Laurier

  3. What do you think? Joseph Lavergne Wilfrid Laurier Armand Lavergne

  4. Saskatchewan and Alberta • Formed on the same day (Sept. 1, 1905) • Identical constitutions • Saskatchewan: • Named after the Kissiskatchiwan river (Swift Current) • Consists of the districts of Assiniboia, Saskatchewan, and Eastern Athabasca • Alberta: • Named after Father Albert Lacombe (founder of an Episcopal borough 9 miles from Edmonton) • Consisted of Western Athabasca

  5. Saskatchewan and Alberta Cont… • Originally part of the NWT • Sir Frederick Haultain, the premier of the territories wanted to create one large province called Buffalo • Ont. and Que. politicians didn’t support Buffalo • Too big • Rival their own political power • Decided there should be two provinces, • Many argued for a horizontal split rather than a vertical

  6. Alaskan Border Dispute • 1867 US buys Alaska from Russians • US base their claim on Russian maps • Russian maps wrong. More land shown as being part of the American purchase than Russia had agreed to in the Anglo-Russian treaty of 1825

  7. There’s Gold in Them There Mountains • 1897 30,000 people flood to the Yukon. Dawson City is born • The gold fields there are incredibly rich, eventually 100,000,000 million in gold mined. • Now, trade route becomes important. Both Canada and the US want control of the access to the Yukon gold fields

  8. Not Playing Nice • 1899-1903 Policy of harassment in Alaska • Slow Canadian shipments, • Treat Canadian miners unfairly • Increase US settlements • The US position was that if they could claim better settlement then they would be given the land

  9. 1903 Tribunal • 1903 both sides decide to settle the issue by a tribunal • Each side would have three representatives • The US would send three men, Canada would send two, and our third was to be a Brit. • These six were supposed to be impartial

  10. The Result • In the end the two Canadians voted for the Canadian proposal, and the three US representatives voted for their proposal. • The only surprise for Canadians was that Lord Alverstone voted with the Americans.US gets everything they asked for on Oct. 20th 1903 • In Canada this is seen as betrayal

  11. Canadian Reaction • The reaction was universal across the country • In British Columbia God Save The Queen was booed and people refused to sing • In Ontario the Union Jack was flown at half mast at many public buildings. • Now Canadians start to demand they decide foreign policy

  12. Reaction Cont… • Within five years Canada establishes the foreign affairs department • This also completely ended the debate for closer ties with the British • This helps Laurier’s mandate

  13. Canadian Navy • Founded on May 4th, 1910 • In Europe there was an arms race and Laurier thought Canada should keep up • Some wanted to purchase large battleships and create a powerful force • Others wanted no navy at all • How to make everyone happy?

  14. Navy Cont… • We purchased 2 aged ships from Britain • Niobe and Rainbow • In effect this makes no one happy • The ships are not powerful enough to do much except patrol fisheries • This was one of the decisions that led to Laurier’s loss in 1911

  15. HMCS Rainbow • Launched in 1891 • Didn’t sail between 1900-1909 • Sold to Canada in 1910

  16. HMCS Niobe • Built 1897 • Used to transport troops and escort smaller ships • Entered RCN in 1910

  17. Dreadnought

  18. Elections • 1896- Laurier wins 117-96 (Beats Tupper) • 1900- Laurier wins 128-85 (Beats Tupper) • 1904- Laurier wins 137-77 (Beats Borden) • 1908- Laurier wins 133-88 (Beats Borden) • 1911- Laurier loses 134-87 (Borden wins) • Laurier is the only PM to ever win four consecutive majority governments

  19. 1911-1919 • After the defeat of 1911 he stayed on as opposition leader until 1919 • Supported Canada’s involvement in WWI, but not conscription • Lost the election again in 1917 • Passed away on Feb. 17, 1919 at the age of 77

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