Today in Canada’s Political History: Sir John A. returns to power after five-years in the political penalty boxCanada’s greatest Prime Minister (along with Sir Wilfrid Laurier), Sir John A. Macdonald of Kingston, took office once again as Prime Minister of Canada on this date in 1878. It had been five years since he had been forced to resign – rightfully – due to the famed Pacific Scandal. Yet, by 1978, Sir John A. had made the greatest comeback in Canadian political history, easily defeating Alexander Mackenzie, the Liberal who had replaced him as PM. Safely back in power, Macdonald never again let power slip from his hands. Along the way, post-1878, our greatest Prime Minister would unite our young nation from Atlantic to Pacific with the band of steel that was the CPR and the rest is history.

Source: CBC News October 17, 2022 21:18 UTC