TY  - BOOK
AU  - Saul, John Ralston
TI  - Louis-Hippolyte LaFontaine & Robert Baldwin
SN  - 9780670067329 (pbk)
PY  - 2010///
CY  - Toronto, ON
PB  - Penguin Canada
KW  - LaFontaine, L. H. 
KW  - Baldwin, Robert
KW  - Prime ministers
KW  - Canada
KW  - Biography
KW  - Politicians
KW  - Proficient
KW  - C1 (CEFR)
KW  - Politics and government
KW  - 1841-1867
KW  - History
N1  - Includes bibliographical references; 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
N2  - "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)
UR  - https://penguinrandomhouse.ca/books/417386/extraordinary-canadians-louis-hippolyte-lafontaine-and-robert-baa#9780143178743
UR  - https://ottawa.bibliocommons.com/item/show/611111026
ER  -