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Lester B. Pearson: From Peacemaker to Prime Minister Topic timespan: 1918-1972 The Long Run: The Political Rise of John Turner Topic timespan: 1929-1999 United Nations peacekeeping. Canada's first Nobel Peace Prize. The Maple Leaf flag. Official bilingualism. The Canada Pension Plan. These... (10 TV Clips, 6 Radio Clips) Educational activities about this topic From track star to Rhodes Scholar, destiny seemed to have paved a golden path for John Napier Turner. Born... (18 TV Clips, 10 Radio Clips) Mackenzie King: Public Life, Private Man Topic timespan: 1937-2002 Uncle Louis and Canada's Golden Age Topic timespan: 1946-1961 With his cautious policies and shrewd political skills, he successfully led Canada for almost 22 years. But behind closed... (8 TV Clips, 10 Radio Clips) Louis Stephen St. Laurent never cared much for politics, its gamesmanship or its pretense. Yet under the leadership of... (5 TV Clips, 5 Radio Clips) Dief the Chief Topic timespan: 1950-1990 Kim Campbell, First and Foremost Topic timespan: 1957-2004 His eyes blazing and his finger stabbing the air, John George Diefenbaker set 1950s Canada alight with his vision... (13 TV Clips, 10 Radio Clips) Educational activities about this topic When Kim Campbell set her sights on Ottawa, she was a tart-tongued, unapologetically determined, razor-sharp intellectual. She confounded... (11 TV Clips, 10 Radio Clips) Pierre Elliott Trudeau: Swinger, Philosopher, Prime Minister Topic timespan: 1957-2005 The Man from High River: Joe Clark Topic timespan: 1965-2001 He slid down banisters, dated movie stars and wore a red rose in his lapel. Pierre Elliott Trudeau is... (21 TV Clips, 12 Radio Clips) "Joe Who?" read a newspaper headline when Alberta's Joe Clark claimed the leadership of the Progressive Conservatives in 1976.... (17 TV Clips, 6 Radio Clips) Jean Chrétien: From pool hall to Parliament Hill Topic timespan: 1967-1986 Sir John A. Macdonald: Architect of Modern Canada Topic timespan: 1967-2003 It was a hardscrabble climb to the top for Jean Chrétien. "The little guy from Shawinigan" surprised everyone -... (19 TV Clips, 11 Radio Clips) Educational activities about this topic Sir John A. Macdonald has been described as a pragmatic statesman, earning the title of Old Chieftain, and a... (4 TV Clips, 7 Radio Clips) Educational activities about this topic From Cheers to Jeers: The Mulroney Years Topic timespan: 1976-2003 Paul Martin: Prime Minister in Waiting Topic timespan: 1988-2006 In 1984, Brian Mulroney led the federal Conservatives to the biggest election victory in Canadian history. Almost a decade... (14 TV Clips, 7 Radio Clips) Educational activities about this topic Paul Martin Jr. has worn many crowns: captain of industry, slayer of the deficit, heir to his father's Liberal... (15 TV Clips, 3 Radio Clips) "On This Day" 1891 Man who hated politics becomes prime minister 1896 Shortest-ruling PM, Sir Charles Tupper 1917 Prime Minister Sir Mackenzie Bowell, 1823-1917 1919 The death of Sir Wilfrid Laurier 1934 R.B. Bennett: Triumph in Canada's 'great dark days' 1937 Remembering Robert Borden 1960 Arthur Meighen, parliamentary powerhouse, dies 1985 Canada's little-known 4th prime minister 1999 Alexander Mackenzie's grave finally recognized
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