Extraordinary Canadians: Louis Hippolyte Lafontaine and Robert Baldwin - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Extraordinary Canadians: Louis Hippolyte Lafontaine and Robert Baldwin write by John Ralston Saul. This book was released on 2012-09-04. Extraordinary Canadians: Louis Hippolyte Lafontaine and Robert Baldwin available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Canada has no better interpreter than brilliant writer and thinker John Ralston Saul. Here he argues that modern Canada did not begin in 1867; rather its foundation was laid years earlier by two visionary men, Louis-Hipplyte LaFontaine and Robert Baldwin. Opposites in temperament and driven by intense experiences of love and tragedy, together they developed principles and programs that would help unite the country. After the 1841 union the two leaders of Lower and Upper Canada worked to create a reformist movement for responsible government run by elected citizens instead of a colonial governor. During the “Great Ministry” of 1848-51, despite violent opposition, they set about creating a more equitable nation. They revamped judicial institutions, established a public education system, made bilingualism official, and designed a network of public roads. Writing with verve and deep convictions, Saul restores these two extraordinary Canadians to rightful prominence.
Extraordinary Canadians: Louis Hippolyte Lafontaine and Robert
Extraordinary Canadians: Louis Hippolyte Lafontaine and Robert - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Extraordinary Canadians: Louis Hippolyte Lafontaine and Robert write by John Ralston Saul. This book was released on 2010-10-05. Extraordinary Canadians: Louis Hippolyte Lafontaine and Robert available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Canada has no better interpreter than prolific writer and thinker John Ralston Saul. Here he argues that Canada did not begin in 1867; indeed, its foundation was laid by two visionary men, Louis-Hippolyte LaFontaine and Robert Baldwin. The two leaders of Lower and Upper Canada, respectively, worked together after the 1841 Union to lead a reformist movement for responsible government run by elected citizens instead of a colonial governor. But it was during the "Great Ministry" of 1848—51 that the two politicians implemented laws that created a more equitable country. They revamped judicial institutions, created a public education system, made bilingualism official, designed a network of public roads, began a public postal system, and reformed municipal governance. Faced with opposition, and even violence, the two men— polar opposites in temperament—united behind a set of principles and programs that formed modern Canada. Writing with verve and deep conviction, Saul restores these two extraordinary Canadians to rightful prominence.
Louis-Hippolyte LaFontaine et Robert Baldwin
Louis-Hippolyte LaFontaine et Robert Baldwin - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Louis-Hippolyte LaFontaine et Robert Baldwin write by John Ralston Saul. This book was released on 2011-10. Louis-Hippolyte LaFontaine et Robert Baldwin available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Extraordinary Canadians: Big Bear
Extraordinary Canadians: Big Bear - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Extraordinary Canadians: Big Bear write by Rudy Wiebe. This book was released on 2008-12-02. Extraordinary Canadians: Big Bear available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Big Bear (1825–1888) was a Plains Cree chief in Saskatchewan at a time when aboriginals were confronted with the disappearance of the buffalo and waves of European settlers that seemed destined to destroy the Indian way of life. In 1876 he refused to sign Treaty No. 6, until 1882, when his people were starving. Big Bear advocated negotiation over violence, but when the federal government refused to negotiate with aboriginal leaders, some of his followers killed 9 people at Frog Lake in 1885. Big Bear himself was arrested and imprisoned. Rudy Wiebe, author of a Governor General’s Award–winning novel about Big Bear, revisits the life of the eloquent statesman, one of Canada’s most important aboriginal leaders.
Extraordinary Canadians Lester B Pearson
Extraordinary Canadians Lester B Pearson - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Extraordinary Canadians Lester B Pearson write by Andrew Cohen. This book was released on 2008-12-02. Extraordinary Canadians Lester B Pearson available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. In his 2 terms as prime minister, from 1963–1968, Lester B. Pearson oversaw the revamping of Canada through the introduction of Medicare, the Canada Pension Plan, the Commission on Bilingualism and Biculturalism, the Auto Pact, and the new Maple Leaf flag. Pearson came to power after an impressive career as a diplomat, where he played a vital role in the creation of NATO and the United Nations, later serving as president of its General Assembly. He put Canada on the world stage when he won the 1957 Nobel Peace Prize for his handling of the Suez Crisis, during which he brokered the formation of a UN peacekeeping force. Author Andrew Cohen, whose books have focused on Canada’s place in the world, is the perfect author to assess Pearson’s legacy.
