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==2015 is the Bicentennial of John A. Macdonald's Birth== ---- '''''In November, 2007, Ipsos Reid released a poll for the Dominion Institute showing a broad decline of knowledge in political history over the past ten years. For example, in 1997, 36% of Canadians knew the year of confederation compared to just 26% in 2007. Similarly, ten years ago, 54% knew the name of Canada’s first Prime Minister, while just 46% now know that John A Macdonald served in this role.''''' ---- *'''The John A. Macdonald Portal''' is an open portal dedicated primarily to the life and career of Canada's first Prime Minister, Sir John Alexander Macdonald. This portal is twinned with a portal on the life and career of Macdonald's great colleague, George-Étienne Cartier, including the complete text, newly edited and illustrated, of my [http://www.canadachannel.ca/cartier/index.php/George-Etienne_Cartier:A_Biography%2C_by_Alastair_Sweeny Cartier biography]. *'''The John A. Macdonald Portal''' gives users a narrative of Macdonald's life, and his career with Cartier, as well as a growing slate of supporting textual and image resources that can be used for student projects and book reports. ---- *'''You may use this portal for non-profit educational use, but you must verify copyright for anything other than personal use.''' '''Please read the''' '''[[Terms of Use]]''' '''and''' '''[[Creative Commons Licence]]''' '''for more information.''' ---- *If you want to edit material or contribute to the John A. Macdonald Portal, we invite you to apply for a UserID and Password.<br>Please write a note on what you want to add to the portal. *Your contributions are welcome. Please [mailto:asweeny@gmail.com Contact] me for details. *We hope you enjoy the site, and welcome your comments and suggestions. [mailto:asweeny@gmail.com Alastair Sweeny]<br> General Editor ---- The John A. Macdonald Portal is hosted as a public service by [http://www.northernblue.ca/products/index.php Northern Blue Publishing]. ---- *'''[mailto:?subject=Check_Out_The_John_A._Macdonald_Portal!&body=http://www.canadachannel.ca/pm/index.php Tell a friend about The John A. Macdonald Portal]''' ---- * We also invite you to visit '''[http://www.canadachannel.ca/cartier/index.php/Welcome_to_the_George-Etienne_Cartier_Portal The George-Etienne Cartier Portal]''' and '''[http://www.canadachannel.ca/champlain/index.php The Samuel de Champlain Portal]'''. ---- [[Image:Canchantiny.jpg|frame|left|[http://www.canadachannel.ca/ Home Page] ]]

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