The one major exception occurred during the prime ministership of Pierre Elliott Trudeau, Justin Trudeau’s father. In 1980, ...

William Lyon Mackenzie King OM CMG PC (December 17, 1874 – July 22, 1950) was a Canadian statesman and politician who served as the 10th prime minister of Canada for three non-consecutive terms ...

So declared the prime minister, William Lyon Mackenzie King, at the very first Canadian citizenship ceremony, on Jan. 3, 1947. King was, in fact, issued the very first certificate, numbered 0001.

William Lyon Mackenzie, editor of the Colonial Advocate ... receivers, auditors, King, Lords and Commons." He denounced the privileged families of Canada who grew rich from the colony and ...