But the Liberal government, to which Laurier was admitted as minister of inland revenue in 1877, made only a slight increase in duties, raising the general tariff from 15% to 171%; and against the political jud
Encyclopedia Wikipedia ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend: Switch tonew thesaurus Noun1. Sir Alexander Mackenzie- Canadian explorer (born in England) who explored the Mackenzie River and who was first to cross North America by land north of Mexico (1764-1820) ...
(1795), andSir Alexander Mackenzie, an explorer and fur trader, described his travels inVoyages from Montreal…Through the Continent of North America, to the Frozen and Pacific Oceans(1801).Simon Fraserrecorded details of his 1808 trip west toFraser Canyon(The Letters and Journals of Simon ...
slowly, over hundreds of years, from information gathered during voyages by such explorers as John Davis, William Baffin, Sir John Ross, Sir William Parry, Frederick William Beechey, and Sir George Back, augmented by overland expeditions by Henry Kelsey, Samuel Hearne, and Sir Alexander Mackenzie...
Also found in: Encyclopedia. Ri·chard (rē-shärd′), Joseph Henri Maurice Known as "Rocket." 1921-2000. Canadian hockey player. A right wing for the Montreal Canadiens (1942-1960), he led his team to eight Stanley Cup championships and was the first player to score 50 goals in a...