PBL Badge Task 3 - Canadian Prime Ministers through History 1867-2018

By VictoriaRobinson13

  • Sir John A. MacDonald: 1867-1873, 1878-1891

    First Prime Minister of Canada - served 19 years.
    Responsible for the Constitution Act of 1867 and the birth of Canada as a nation on July 1st, 1867.

  • First Votes by Women in a Federal Election

    Women are finally given the Right to Vote in Canada

  • Lester B. Pearson: 1963-1968

    Responsible for Universal Health Care in Canada, Student Loans, and the Canadian Pension Plan.
    Won a Nobel Peace Prize in 1957.

  • Pierre Trudeau: 1968-1979, 1980-1984

    Third-longest serving Prime Minister - over 15 years.
    Official Languages Act - Made English and French co-equal official languages of Canada (1969)

  • Justin Trudeau: 2015-present

    Current Prime Minister of Canada.
    Son of Pierre Trudeau.