In Canada's history there have been 22 Prime Ministers, Paul Martin was Canada's 21st Prime Minister who was succeeded by the current Prime Minister Stephen Harper. Paul Martin was in office as the leader of Canada as the Liberal Party from Dec 12th 2003 to February 6, 2006, Martin also served as Canada's 34th Minister of Finance from 1993 to 2002 and was born on August 28, 1938 as Paul Edgar Philippe Martin in Windsor, Ontario.
Growing up Paul Martin had first hand knowledge of Canada's system of government, our rule of law and political institutions, his father Paul Joseph James Martin was a member of the House of Commons for thirty three years and served as a Cabinet minister under the past Liberal governments of Prime Minister W.L. Mackenzie …show more content…
When speaking of Prime Ministers past and present it is always obvious to note how every one of them has a unique legacy to attached to their tenure as Canada's leader. In fact some more with scandals and wrong doings attached to their legacy more so than anything else. For example Brian Mulroney "Pity poor Brian Mulroney. The Progressive Conservative prime minister lost an average of one cabinet minister to allegations of wrongdoing during each year of his 1984-1993 reign." - http://www.cbc.ca/news2/background/cdngovernment/scandals.html Of course negatives and scandal can be attached to every Prime Ministers reign, very rarely if ever has there been a perfect Prime Minister and there more than likely never will be. But this is about Paul Martin not a bunch of scandals brought on by previous leaders of Canada. When you think of Paul Martin its safe to say that he isn't known or recognized as one of Canada's most famous leaders compared to the more polarizing leaders such as Pierre Elliot Trudeau, Jean Chretien, Brian Mulroney or Lester B. …show more content…
The Kelowna Accord was another huge win for Martin as it set out the basis for stripping the inequality between Canada's First Nations and the rest of Canadians when it came to vital services such as healthcare and education. Looking back at some of the more social and accepting advancements in Canada its hard to not mention Same-Sex Marriage that became legal in Canada in 2005 while Martin was Prime Minister. It was an historic date for Canada because at the time Canada became the 3rd country in the world to fully legalize same-sex marriage nationwide, today Canada still is looked upon as a pioneer in same-sex rights due to the complete legalization under Martin's
Growing up Paul Martin had first hand knowledge of Canada's system of government, our rule of law and political institutions, his father Paul Joseph James Martin was a member of the House of Commons for thirty three years and served as a Cabinet minister under the past Liberal governments of Prime Minister W.L. Mackenzie …show more content…
When speaking of Prime Ministers past and present it is always obvious to note how every one of them has a unique legacy to attached to their tenure as Canada's leader. In fact some more with scandals and wrong doings attached to their legacy more so than anything else. For example Brian Mulroney "Pity poor Brian Mulroney. The Progressive Conservative prime minister lost an average of one cabinet minister to allegations of wrongdoing during each year of his 1984-1993 reign." - http://www.cbc.ca/news2/background/cdngovernment/scandals.html Of course negatives and scandal can be attached to every Prime Ministers reign, very rarely if ever has there been a perfect Prime Minister and there more than likely never will be. But this is about Paul Martin not a bunch of scandals brought on by previous leaders of Canada. When you think of Paul Martin its safe to say that he isn't known or recognized as one of Canada's most famous leaders compared to the more polarizing leaders such as Pierre Elliot Trudeau, Jean Chretien, Brian Mulroney or Lester B. …show more content…
The Kelowna Accord was another huge win for Martin as it set out the basis for stripping the inequality between Canada's First Nations and the rest of Canadians when it came to vital services such as healthcare and education. Looking back at some of the more social and accepting advancements in Canada its hard to not mention Same-Sex Marriage that became legal in Canada in 2005 while Martin was Prime Minister. It was an historic date for Canada because at the time Canada became the 3rd country in the world to fully legalize same-sex marriage nationwide, today Canada still is looked upon as a pioneer in same-sex rights due to the complete legalization under Martin's