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The Greatest Prime Minister (Grades 7-9)
To the Students | To the Teacher | Selected Resources | Download Activity PDF
Selected Resources
Parks Canada Web site
www.pc.gc.ca/resource5
- Search the keywords "prime minister"
- Relevant Results: "A King Is Born", "A Prime Minister in Exile",
"A Scandal Exposed", "Birth of Sir Wilfrid Laurier", "Birthday of
Canada's First Prime Minister", "Canadian Wins Nobel Peace Prize",
"Death of Arthur Meighen" (Other articles found using this search
term provide additional topics connected with the challenges various
prime ministers faced and decisions they made during their time in
office.)
- News Releases:
- Sir Wilfrid Laurier House
Check the bottom of the news releases for associated backgrounders.
Videos
- A Great Dream: The Charlottetown Conference 1864
(video)
This 15-minute video (1999) provides an overview of Confederation
and the political issues of the time, and is suitable for students
in Grade 6 and up. A Teacher's Guide has been produced to accompany
the video. For information on obtaining a copy of the video and guide,
contact Province House National Historic Site of Canada (Tel: 1-902-566-7626,
Fax: 1-902-566-8295.
Other Resources
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