Saul, John Ralston  1947- <br/><br/>
Louis-Hippolyte LaFontaine & Robert Baldwin / 
John Ralston Saul (author and Series Director). 
 - 1st ed. 
 - Toronto, ON :  Penguin Canada,  2010. 
 - 253 p. :  cov. ill. ;  20 cm.  
 - Extraordinary Canadians .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references. 
<br/><br/>Introduction Chapter 1: Everything in One Moment Chapter 2: A Romantic Youth Chapter 3: Out from Under the Master's Shadow Chapter 4: Finding Another Way Chapter 5: Discovering Friendship Chapter 6: Surviving Politics Chapter 7: Democracy Chapter 8: Loyalty Chapter 9: The Use of Power Chapter 10: Not Quietly Toward the End Sources Acknowledgments Chronology 
<br/><br/> "Canada has no better interpreter than prolific writer and thinker John Ralston Saul. Here he argues that Canada did not begin in 1867; indeed, its foundation was laid by two visionary men, Louis-Hippolyte LaFontaine and Robert Baldwin. The two leaders of Lower and Upper Canada, respectively, worked together after the 1841 Union to lead a reformist movement for responsible government run by elected citizens instead of a colonial governor.But it was during the "Great Ministry" of 1848-51 that the two politicians implemented laws that created a more equitable country. They revamped judicial institutions, created a public education system, made bilingualism official, designed a network of public roads, began a public postal system, and reformed municipal governance. Faced with opposition, and even violence, the two men — polar opposites in temperament — united behind a set of principles and programs that formed modern Canada. Writing with verve and deep conviction, Saul restores these two extraordinary Canadians to rightful prominence." (Publisher's Website) 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780670067329 (pbk) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Personal Names: </label><br/>LaFontaine, L. H.  1807-1864 <br/>Baldwin, Robert 1804-1858 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Prime ministers--Canada--Biography.<br/>Politicians--Canada--Biography.<br/>Proficient.<br/>C1 (CEFR).
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Canada--Politics and government--1841-1867.<br/>Canada--History--1841-1867.