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A recent Historica-Dominion Institute survey found that more than two in five Canadians could not identify Sir John A. Macdonald as the country’s first Prime Minister, while three in four (75%) were unable to identify Sir Wilfrid Laurier as our first francophone Prime Minister.These men built our country, but too many of us hardly know them.
We asked you to submit your question about these great nation-builders.
Famous Canadian historians, Christopher Moore and Réal Bélanger, have answered some of the best questions. Read their answers.
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