Andre Pratte on Sir Wilfrid Laurier

Overview

Wilfrid Laurier governed Canada at a pivotal time in our history and was the calm centre of many political storms. The first French Canadian Prime Minister, Laurier was the pioneer of Canadian nationalism, helping create peaceful co-existence between French and English Canadians through compromise and patience. André Pratt is a political writer, journalist, and federalist thinker; he brings Laurier’s forgotten ideas into focus and demonstrates how they laid the foundations for modern Canada.