Borden at Victory Bonds campaign in Toronto, 1915
Sir Robert Laird Borden was born on June 26, 1854 - June 10, 1937 and was the eight Prime Minister of Canada from October 10, 1911 to July 10, 1920. Borden was from Grand Pre, Nova Scotia which is a farming community where his grandfather, father, mom, and brother lived. He made many tough decision's that have impacted and changed Canada's future by giving it independence and giving woman the right to vote.
As Prime Minster in World War I Borden was able to effectively raise a large fighting force by using conscription, which means all normal men between the ages of 20-45 must attend military service. To pass this act Robert Borden gave woman who had relatives fighting in the war the right to vote so he could re-ensure his election. Although Mr. Borden didn't want to use the Conscription Act but he had no choice because after the Battle of the Somme Canada need soldiers to replenish the army but since there were very few volunteers it led to conscription. Never the less Canadian troops proved them self on the battlefield. When the Treaty of Versailles came around Borden stated that Canada had become its own nation on the battlefield and demanded a seat at the Paris Peace Conference, Britain was opposed but with Borden's determination he was able to get a seat in Paris and led to make Canada its own country. With his determination and ambition Borden has been a critical part of the way we live our lives today.
