Today in Canada’s Political History: Milestone Day in Liberal Party and Canadian history! I have no doubt that today is one of the most important anniversary days on the calendar for my Liberal friends to celebrate. Mr. King would go onto to become our longest serving Prime Minister and lead his party for almost 30 years, a remarkable achievement. And, a generation later, on August 7, 1948, at another Grit leadership convention, Louis St. Laurent replaced Mr. King as leader. In 1957, for the first time in 22 years, Canada’s Tories defeated Mr. St. Laurent’s Liberals to form a government under John Diefenbaker.

Source: CBC News August 07, 2022 09:58 UTC