Most historians will divide up Canadian history into little sections called eras or periods, corresponding to a major event. Nobody has really attempted to divide Canada's history into eras corresponding to their respective dominant political figure (usually a Prime Minister). That is my undertaking tonight.
Canada, fortuitiously, seems to have very defined difference between different Prime Ministerial eras. This is how, preliminarily, I have decided to re-organize Canadian history:
Sir John A. MacDonald - The birth of a nation
Sir Wilfrid Laurier - A nation defined
Sir Robert Borden - Sovereignty earned
William L. M. King - Conflict at home and abroad
Louis St. Laurent - A world leader
Lester B. Pearson - The welfare state
Pierre E. Trudeau - A redefining moment
Brian Mulroney - The rise of modern politics
Jean Chretien - A nation at odds
Stephen Harper - A house divided
Contributions with ideas would be appreciated.
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