Question 232

Who is recognized as Canada's first Prime Minister and a Father of Confederation?

  1. ALouis Riel
  2. BSir Wilfrid Laurier
  3. CSir John A. Macdonald
  4. DSir George-Étienne Cartier
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Correct answer: C) Sir John A. Macdonald

Explanation

In 1867, Sir John Alexander Macdonald, a Father of Confederation, became Canada's first Prime Minister. He was a lawyer from Kingston, Ontario, and his portrait is on the $10 bill.

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