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I’ve been playing around with Deoldify to colourize moments in Canadian political history. I’ve been impressed with the results...
This was the funeral procession for Wilfrid Laurier outside of the Museum of Nature.
This was the funeral procession for Wilfrid Laurier outside of the Museum of Nature.
Parliament was residing in the Museum of Nature temporarily because it burnt down.
John A Macdonald, our first prime minister: colourful as always.
John A was replaced briefly in office by Alexander Mackenzie, Canada’s first Liberal prime minister.
Fun fact, Mackenzie refused the honorific of “Sir.”
Fun fact, Mackenzie refused the honorific of “Sir.”
The left photo is Wilfrid Laurier (Canada’s first Francophone prime minister) campaigning in Simcoe.
Mackenzie King is our longest serving prime minister.
King’s work to establish independence for Canada from Britain was supported by his Deputy Minister, Oscar Skelton (right) then regarded as the most powerful man in Ottawa. Some have called Skelton, the “Deputy Prime Minister.”
Perhaps my favourite colourizations are the ones that bring life to the heydays of the “grey” mandarinate. This was St. Laurent’s cabinet.
At the 1958 Leadership Election, Liberals turned to Lester B Pearson for a new leader.
They’re all important, but this leadership election really in hindsight meant a slow departure from old ‘cabinet government’ to court government. See “Cell 13.”
They’re all important, but this leadership election really in hindsight meant a slow departure from old ‘cabinet government’ to court government. See “Cell 13.”
“Just call me Mike.” - Pearson.
With Canada’s centennial year came the rise of Pierre Elliot Trudeau, a committed federalist who sought to preserve Quebec’s place in Canada.
Points if you know the ministers beside him.
(I recognize Martin Sr, Turner, and MacEachen.)
Points if you know the ministers beside him.
(I recognize Martin Sr, Turner, and MacEachen.)
And this is our current Prime Minister: Justin Trudeau! 
Before he grew a beard, of course.
Before he grew a beard, of course.
(And yes, I skipped most of the Conservative PMs — these were just the photos that worked out well that I was interested in. Sue me. 
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