Sir Robert Laird Borden
was born on June 26, 1954 in Grand Pre, Nova Scotia to Andrew and Eunice Jane Laird Borden. Robert grew up in the Gaspereau Valley and attended the local school know as the Acacia Villa Seminary where he excelled in Latin, Greek, and math. Due to his outstanding achievements throughout his school years, in 1869, when Robert was only 14 years old, he became a teacher at the Acacia Villa Seminary. Then, in 1873, Robert accepted a teaching position in Matawan, New Jersey, where he taught for one year. Robert returned to Canada in 1974 to become a lawyer and, due to the fact that Nova Scotia had no law school, h estudied law as a clerk in a Halifax law firm. After Robert was admitted to the ...
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leader in Nova Scotia wanted he province to retire from he Canadian federation. In 1896, the Conservative party was in extreme need for new people and the Halifax Conservatives thought Robert to be a good candidate. In the beginning, Robert was hesitant to enter into the world of politics, but finally agreed to run for parliament. He ended up winning the election even though Prime Minister Charles Tupper of the Conservative government, was overthrown. In 1900, Robert Borden was reelected to Parliament, but once again, the Conservative Party was defeated. Then, in 1901, Sir Charles Tupper resigned as Conservative leader and Borden, reluctantly, took his place. His leadership of the Conservative Party would last for 19 years. 1904 brought the reelection of the Liberal party after Borden failed to changed the discouraged and divided Conservative Party. In 1905, Robert Borden was reelected and, after giving up his law practice, moved to Ottawa, where he felt he would be more ...
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passed a bill, which led to the building of a Canadian navy. This was entitled the Naval Service Bill. Borden opposed this bill and thought it to be useless in view of the international emergency. He believed it would take too long to produce a Canadian navy and thought that sending money to Britain for the immediate building of ships would be more worthwhile.
The second problem, dealing with Canada's relations with the United States, was concentrated on a mutual trade agreement between two countries. The agreement had been put together by the Liberal government in 1911, and Borden thought having such close trade communion could jeopardize Canada's independence. It was these two issues ...
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