Sir Wilfrid Laurier, Justin Trudeau, and ‘sunny ways’

Sir Wilfrid Laurier never wavered from this mission of reconciliation, and French-English amity became the hallmark not only of his administration but of the Liberal Party that he, more than any other individual, created.

Veteran Hill Times political history columnist Arthur Milnes presented a copy of his new book, Canada Always: The Defining Speeches of Sir Wilfrid Laurier, to former U.S. president Jimmy Carter and Rosalynn Carter in Plains, Georgia, on Thanksgiving weekend. Mr. Milnes dedicated his book to Mr. Carter. He was joined in Plains by Thomas S. Harrison, left, of Queen’s University’s Law School. Photo credit: Jill Stuckey, Plains, Georgia

Opinion

BY THOMAS S. AXWORTHY

October 17, 2016

KINGSTON, ONT.—Justin Trudeau began his victory night address on Oct. 19, 2015, by invoking Wilfrid Laurier, that most iconic of Liberals: “Sunny ways, my friends, sunny ways,” he said. “This is what positive politics can do.” Sunny ways certainly defined Laurier’s approach to politics, ...

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