Prime Ministers of Canada

"Sir John A. Macdonald was a giant in the guise of a tippling old procrastinator, Mackenzie King a muddler of almost supernatural skill, Laurier a noble figure and Borden a noble man... even the minor ones like the terrible Sir Mackenzie Bowell, illuminated either the path ahead or the path back; both views were needed. At any stage one completely irresponsible demagogue could have wrecked Confederation; but none reached the office of prime minister."Gordon Donaldson is the author of 'Prime Ministers of Canada' with ISBN 9780385254540 and ISBN 0385254547.