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Wilfred Laurier
Social Studies 10, Unit #8
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What "first" was he? | French-Canadian Prime Minister |
| What party was he for? | Liberal |
| When was he elected? | 1896 |
| What did he want to bring together? | French and English society. |
| Why did people primarily vote for him? | Manitoba was only going to educate in English. |
| Who did the Quebecers vote out? | The Conservatives (they did nothing). |
| What did his election start? | The beginning of a multi-culturalism in Canada. |
| What was different about this era? | Their was prosperity, primarily by the Yukon gold rush. |
| What was the CPR used for in his/this time? | To head out west, making settlement boom. |
| Where were immigrants coming from? | Europe |