Leadership Alternative History

1. Between 1866 and 1896 (the formative years), the Conservative Party under Sir John A. Macdonald, governed the country, except during the years 1873–1878.
   
2. Between 1896 -1911 , the Liberal Party under Sir Wilfrid Laurier, an eminent French Canadian, ruled the country.
   
3. Between 1921 to 1957,the Liberal Party under William Lyon Mackenzie King, dominated Canadian politics.
   
4. Between 1957 to 1963, the Progressive Conservatives goverened the country.
   
5. Between 1963-1968, the Liberals under Lester B. Pearson took the power. Pearson retired from prime minister in 1968, when he retired and was replaced by a former law professor, Pierre Elliott Trudeau. Trudeau maintained Canada's defensive alliance with the United States but began moving toward a more independent policy in world affairs.
   
6. On Sept. 4, 1984, In the national election, the Progressive Conservative Party Brian Mulroney, won the highest political majority in Canadian history and scored an overwhelming victory, fundamentally changing the country's political landscape.
   
7. In Nov. 1988, Mulroney was reelected in the election due to the conflict about free-trade pact with the U.S bitterly opposed by the Liberal and New Democratic parties. His reelection gave him a mandate to proceed with the agreement.
   
   
8. In 1993, Brian Mulroney resigned before the next election, due to the mired economy in a long recession that many blamed on the free-trade agreement.
   
9. In June 1993 the governing Progressive Conservative Party chose Defense Minister Kim Campbell as its leader, making her the first female prime minister in Canadian history.
   
10. The national election in Oct. 1993 , the Liberal Party reemerged and the installation of Jean Chrétien as prime minister.
    
11. In July 2000, Stockwell Day of the new right-wing Canadian Alliance Party unexpectedly emerged as the leader of Canada's opposition. In Nov. 2000 elections, however, Prime Minister Jean Chrétien of the Liberal Party won a landslide victory for a third five-year