LaurierHouse commemorates two of Canada's most notable prime ministers, Sir Wilfrid Laurier and the Rt.
For over fifty years, from 1897 to 1948, the house occupied a central position in the political life of Canada, as the place of residence of Laurier and, after his death, of Mackenzie King.
King bequeathed the house to the "Government and people of Canada" in the belief that future generations would be interested in the place where they lived, where they entertained dignitaries and politicians, and where they often conducted the business of the country.
In the case of LaurierHouse, the sash of the wood windows happens to be thick enough to accommodate a sealed, doubleglazed unit with 3-mm-thick glass and a 13-mm-deep air space.
Laurier had to intervene in order to clarify both the position of his party and his definition of the nation that was to be built.
Lauriers major speeches and particulars of the incidents and circumstances that marked his political life can be found in the Debates and Journals of the Quebec Legislative Assembly, the Debates of the House of Commons and Senate, the Canadian census returns, and the electoral returns for the Quebec Legislative Assembly and the House of Commons.
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