A number of Conservative politicians celebrated the 210th birthday of Sir John A. Macdonald, Canada’s first prime minister and one of the key architects of the nation’s creation.
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre led the Jan. 11 tributes to the founding figure born in 1815 in Glasgow, Scotland, highlighting his role in the birth of the Canadian Confederation.
“Today, we honour Sir John A. Macdonald, Canada’s first Prime Minister, on his birthday,” Poilievre wrote in a post on the social media platform X. “A nation-builder, he brought Canada together through Confederation and the Canadian Pacific Railway, laying the foundation for a strong and prosperous country. Without his vision, Canada would not exist today.”…