As Canada has just held a federal election, it is appropriate to bring back an article we had first published in 2021, showing a few of the books here at Faded Page that look at some of Canada’s past Prime Ministers and the impact they have had on the nation.

The Special Collection: The Chronicles of Canada includes a wealth of information about Canada’s early history. Volume 28, The Fathers of Confederation, A Chronicle of the Birth of the Dominion talks about how Sir John A. Macdonald and Sir Charles Tupper, the first and sixth Prime Ministers, along with others, brought about the confederacy of Canada.

Volume 29 of this collection, The Day of Sir John Macdonald: A Chronicle of The First Prime Minister of the Dominion, is focussed specifically on Macdonald. Volume 30, The Day of Sir Wilfrid Laurier: A Chronicle of Our Own Time tells the story of Sir Wilfrid Laurier, seventh Prime Minister, depicted on the magazine cover shown above.

Another relevant item in our library is The Message of the Carillon And Other Addresses, a collection of speeches by William Lyon Mackenzie King, tenth Prime Minister, who served three non-consecutive terms.

Additionally, you may find it interesting to look at Guide to counting marked ballots at elections for the House of Commons, a document from 1878 detailing how counting was done in the early days of the Canadian Federation!

Many more books on Canada’s political history are available here at Faded Page. Help us add even more public domain books by volunteering to proofread a few pages! For information, go to Distributed Proofreaders Canada.