John A. Macdonald claret plaque

Kingston, ON, Canada

Sir John Alexander Macdonald (1815-1891). This Kingston lawyer was the chief architect of Confederation, which led to the creation of the Dominion of Canada on July 1st, 1867. He was Canada’s first Prime Minister and led the country for almost 19 years. The record of Macdonald’s governance stands as

exceptional despite the Pacific Scandal and North-West Rebellion. Through the National Policy and its tariff designed to develop the early Canadian economy, his government completed the transcontinen

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