Wilfrid Laurier

would ultimately help win the war (Prohibition). This is not the first time that the government has tried to prohibit alcohol. In 1898, Sir Wilfrid Laurier held a federal referendum to prohibit alcohol on a national level. The result was that 51% wanted prohibition, but due to large regional disparities such as 71% voting against prohibition in Quebec, Laurier did not follow through with prohibition (Prohibition Timeline). However, this…

needed his own invention to save his life for some time. The discovery of the Cystic Fibrosis also helped with the progression in medical technology because doctors were able to learn so much more about the disease and how it works. When Sir Wilfrid Laurier predicted that “Canada shall be the star towards which all men who love progress and freedom shall…

The Liberal Party originated in the reformist opposition groups that emerged in the mid-19th century in what are now the provinces of Quebec and Ontario “Rouges” (Reds) in the former and Clear Grits in the latter. The looseness and instability of all party formations at the time were especially persistent on what came to be called the Liberal side. Both before and after the 1867 creation of the Canadian federation, the Conservatives under Sir John A. Macdonald, Canada’s first prime minister,…

Federal Election in Quebec. The Nationalistes allied themselves with the like-minded Conservatives, and together pledged that they would hold a referendum on the matter. However this was “largely a marriage of convenience with the goal of defeating Laurier.” Their combined forces won twenty-seven seats and forty-eight per cent of the vote in Québec . The Conservative government under Robert Borden introduced the Naval Aid Bill to provide a grant of $35 million to the Royal Navy to build three…

The Conscription Crisis occurred in 1917 over a dispute of whether men should be compulsorily enlisted to fight in the war. Throughout the early months of war, soldiers were honoured to enlist for war, and those who didn’t participate in war were considered to be cowards. However in 1916, more people had become aware of the harsh conditions and environment of war, from injured veterans returning home or from newspapers (Recruitment and Conscription - Voluntary Recruitment | Canada and the First…

you viewed were the challenges and benefits to participating in this situation. During my first year of University I was given the opportunity to join Laurier Arts Scholars. Laurier Art Scholars is a community of high-achieving students who excel academically but also are encouraged to get involved in the many great opportunities offered at Laurier. Students are given faculty mentor(s) who give guidance and help arrange workshops such as library and resource tours. This immensely helps…

Analysis of Sleeping Beauty Sleeping Beauty is one of the most popular fairy tales heard and recited around the world. Some people have tried their best to make this fairy tale disappear from a historic collection of fairy tales, as the heroine was deemed “the most passive and repellent” (Tatar, pg. 117, 2017). However, different versions and film adaptations of Sleeping Beauty has been created for centuries. Hence, this version of the fairy tale that will be analysed throughout the essay has…

This experiment was conducted to determine the molecular weight of acetone and an unknown volatile liquid by using the Dumas Method. Three trials are conducted for each volatile liquid. The molecular weight of the acetone and the unknown volatile liquid was determined by first taking 2mL of acetone and the unknown volatile liquid in a Erlenmeyer flask and heating it to the point where all the of the liquid is completely vaporized. The temperature is measured using a temperature probe from the…

Canada receives thousands of immigrants from all over the world. The country welcomes foreign students, temporary foreign workers, immigrants, and refugees from over 200 countries”, Canadian Immigration Facts & Statistics. During the 1900’s, Sir Wilfrid Laurier once stated: “The twentieth century shall be the century of Canada and of Canadian development”. This quote is something to agree with because, over the years, Canada is now seen as a very multicultural country due to vast immigration.…

Newspaper acticle-----Pierre Elliot Trudeau, a famous person in Canada (good copy) September 28th, 2000.In Trudeau’s house, Montreal,Quebec,Canada. Pierre Elliot Trudeau’s dead body were found in his house by his child and his wife.Pierre Elliot Trudeau was a famous person in Canada’s history, he was the president in Canada. September 28th, Pierre Elliot Trudeau’s wife and his childrens found his dead body in his room in Montreal. Trudeau dead of prostate cancer on 28 September. He has his…