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he first prime minister of Canada was born in Scotland.
Appointed in 1867, Sir John Alexander Macdonald served as the first prime minister of Canada. Interestingly, Prime Minister Macdonald was born in Scotland when his family decided to migrate to the Province of Upper Canada which is known today as Ontario.
Macdonald was the second-longest serving Prime Minister of Canada.
From 1867 , Sir John Alexander Macdonald became Canada’s first prime minister until 1873. After another Prime Minister’s term, Sir John Alexander Macdonald was re-appointed in 1878, serving the country until 1891. This feat earns him the title of the second-longest serving Prime Minister in Canada’s history.
Mackenzie King has served the most terms as a Prime Minister of Canada.
With three non-consecutive terms, William Lyon Mackenzie King served as Canada’s Prime Minister for a sum of of 21 years and 154 days. First appointed in 1921, King got reappointed in 1926 and 1935.
Cricket almost became Canada's national sport.
Canada’s first Prime Minister, Sir John Alexander Macdonald, proposed cricket as the national sport of Canada. However, due to the impact and popularity of other sports in the United States to Canada and even around the world, Canadians lost interest in cricket.
Ontario native James Naismith invented basketball.
Born and raised in Ontario, Canada, James Naismith was a Christian chaplain, physician, and sports coach. In 1891, he moved to Springfield, Massachusetts where he invented the game of basketball. Naismith also founded the basketball program at Kansas University and wrote the original basketball rule book. How’s that for neat Canada facts?
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