The Sir Wilfrid Laurier National Historic Site of Canada is located
in Saint-Lin-Laurentides, a town 50 km north of Montreal.
The site commemorates one of the most important figures in Canadian
political history, Sir Wilfrid Laurier, the man often referred
to as the father of modern Canada. His long career straddles a
period of major political and economic changes. As Prime Minister
of Canada from 1896 to 1911, Laurier was instrumental in ushering
Canada into the 20th century and in gaining greater
autonomy for his country vis-à-vis its international partners.
