Today in Canada’s Political History: Wilfrid Laurier’s maiden address in the Commons
On this date in 1874 a young Wilfrid Laurier, recently sent to Ottawa by Quebec voters in a by-election, delivered his first remarks in the House of Commons. He did so while participating in the debate on the Mackenzie government’s Speech from the Throne.
Hansard, as we know it today, did not yet exist. Instead of verbatim reports of proceedings in the chamber, third-person accounts were prepared and published. Below is the report on Laurier’s first Commons address. “Mr. Laurier, the seconder, spoke in French, a circumstance that deprived many members of the pleasure of fully understanding a speech that those who could enjoy it declared to be of the highest order. Mr. Laurier’s appearance is youthful, but he is already well known as an eloquent public speaker, and he addressed the House with the quiet but earnest manner of a practiced debater.
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