Prime Minister Justin Trudeau rises during question period in the House of Commons on Feb. 7, 2024. Canada's bastardized version of Westminster parliament allows a prime minister to be all but dictator — and even more so when he has a majority or an agreement with another party, contends...
Alexander Mackenzie was a Scottish-born politician who was the first Liberal prime minister of Canada (1873–78). Mackenzie emigrated in 1842 from Scotland to Canada West (now Ontario), where he worked as a stone mason and established himself as a buildi