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class="sb-tab accordion-head accordion-toggler"><div class="">Early Years (4)</div><button class=""><img alt="toggler-icon" src="/images/i-arrow-toggle.svg" class="accordion-toggler-icon" class="toggler-icon">toggler</button></div> <div class="accordion-body accordion-collection-details"> <div> <div class="sb-tab sb-tab--separator"> <a href="https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/arthabaska"> <span>Arthabaska</span> </a> </div> </div> <div> <div class="sb-tab sb-tab--separator"> <a href="https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/lassomption"> <span>L'Assomption</span> </a> </div> </div> <div> <div class="sb-tab sb-tab--separator"> <a href="https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/le-soleil"> <span>Le Soleil</span> </a> </div> </div> <div> <div class="sb-tab sb-tab--separator"> <a href="https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/mcgill-university"> <span>McGill University</span> </a> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="sb-group accordion-group sb-accordion-collection" data-accordion="3"> <div class="sb-tab accordion-head accordion-toggler"><div class="">Education (4)</div><button class=""><img alt="toggler-icon" src="/images/i-arrow-toggle.svg" class="accordion-toggler-icon" class="toggler-icon">toggler</button></div> <div class="accordion-body accordion-collection-details"> <div> <div class="sb-tab sb-tab--separator"> <a href="https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/edward-blake"> <span>Edward Blake</span> </a> </div> </div> <div> <div class="sb-tab sb-tab--separator"> <a href="https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/francophone-anglophone-relations"> <span>Francophone-Anglophone Relations</span> </a> </div> </div> <div> <div class="sb-tab sb-tab--separator"> <a href="https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/history-of-education"> <span>History of Education in Canada</span> </a> </div> </div> <div> <div class="sb-tab sb-tab--separator"> <a href="https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/manitoba-schools-question"> <span>Manitoba Schools Question</span> </a> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="sb-group accordion-group sb-accordion-collection" data-accordion="4"> <div class="sb-tab accordion-head accordion-toggler"><div class="">Historical Boundaries (9)</div><button class=""><img alt="toggler-icon" src="/images/i-arrow-toggle.svg" class="accordion-toggler-icon" class="toggler-icon">toggler</button></div> <div class="accordion-body accordion-collection-details"> <div> <div class="sb-tab sb-tab--separator"> <a href="https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/alaska-boundary-dispute"> <span>Alaska Boundary Dispute</span> </a> </div> </div> <div> <div class="sb-tab sb-tab--separator"> <a href="https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/alberta-and-confederation"> <span>Alberta and Confederation</span> </a> </div> </div> <div> <div class="sb-tab sb-tab--separator"> <a href="https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/autonomy-bills"> <span>Autonomy Bills</span> </a> </div> </div> <div> <div class="sb-tab sb-tab--separator"> <a href="https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/klondike-gold-rush-feature"> <span>Discovering Gold in the Klondike</span> </a> </div> </div> <div> <div class="sb-tab sb-tab--separator"> <a href="https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/territorial-evolution"> <span>Historical Boundaries of Canada</span> </a> </div> </div> <div> <div class="sb-tab sb-tab--separator"> <a href="https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/klondike-gold-rush"> <span>Klondike Gold Rush</span> </a> </div> </div> <div> <div class="sb-tab sb-tab--separator"> <a href="https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/redrawing-the-west-the-politics-of-provincehood-in-1905-feature"> <span>Redrawing the West: The Politics of Provincehood in 1905</span> </a> </div> </div> <div> <div class="sb-tab sb-tab--separator"> <a href="https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/saskatchewan-and-confederation"> <span>Saskatchewan and Confederation</span> </a> </div> </div> <div> <div class="sb-tab sb-tab--separator"> <a href="https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/yukon-and-confederation"> <span>Yukon and Confederation</span> </a> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="sb-group accordion-group sb-accordion-collection" data-accordion="5"> <div class="sb-tab accordion-head accordion-toggler"><div class="">Immigration (7)</div><button class=""><img alt="toggler-icon" src="/images/i-arrow-toggle.svg" class="accordion-toggler-icon" class="toggler-icon">toggler</button></div> <div class="accordion-body accordion-collection-details"> <div> <div class="sb-tab sb-tab--separator"> <a href="https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/advertising"> <span>Advertising</span> </a> </div> </div> <div> <div class="sb-tab sb-tab--separator"> <a href="https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/chinese-head-tax-in-canada"> <span>Chinese Head Tax in Canada</span> </a> </div> </div> <div> <div class="sb-tab sb-tab--separator"> <a href="https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/frank-oliver"> <span>Frank Oliver</span> </a> </div> </div> <div> <div class="sb-tab sb-tab--separator"> <a href="https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/immigration-policy"> <span>Immigration Policy in Canada</span> </a> </div> </div> <div> <div class="sb-tab sb-tab--separator"> <a href="https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/immigration"> <span>Immigration to Canada</span> </a> </div> </div> <div> <div class="sb-tab sb-tab--separator"> <a href="https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/order-in-council-pc-1911-1324-the-proposed-ban-on-black-immigration-to-canada"> <span>Order-in-Council P.C. 1911-1324 — the Proposed Ban on Black Immigration to Canada</span> </a> </div> </div> <div> <div class="sb-tab sb-tab--separator"> <a href="https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/sir-clifford-sifton"> <span>Sir Clifford Sifton</span> </a> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="sb-group accordion-group sb-accordion-collection" data-accordion="6"> <div class="sb-tab accordion-head accordion-toggler"><div class="">Indigenous History (5)</div><button class=""><img alt="toggler-icon" src="/images/i-arrow-toggle.svg" class="accordion-toggler-icon" class="toggler-icon">toggler</button></div> <div class="accordion-body accordion-collection-details"> <div> <div class="sb-tab sb-tab--separator"> <a href="https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/numbered-treaties"> <span>Numbered Treaties</span> </a> </div> </div> <div> <div class="sb-tab sb-tab--separator"> <a href="https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/aboriginal-treaties"> <span>Treaties with Indigenous Peoples in Canada</span> </a> </div> </div> <div> <div class="sb-tab sb-tab--separator"> <a href="https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/treaty-10"> <span>Treaty 10</span> </a> </div> </div> <div> <div class="sb-tab sb-tab--separator"> <a href="https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/treaty-8"> <span>Treaty 8</span> </a> </div> </div> <div> <div class="sb-tab sb-tab--separator"> <a href="https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/treaty-9"> <span>Treaty 9</span> </a> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="sb-group accordion-group sb-accordion-collection" data-accordion="7"> <div class="sb-tab accordion-head accordion-toggler"><div class="">International Relations (13)</div><button class=""><img alt="toggler-icon" src="/images/i-arrow-toggle.svg" class="accordion-toggler-icon" class="toggler-icon">toggler</button></div> <div class="accordion-body accordion-collection-details"> <div> <div class="sb-tab sb-tab--separator"> <a href="https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/alaska-boundary-dispute"> <span>Alaska Boundary Dispute</span> </a> </div> </div> <div> <div class="sb-tab sb-tab--separator"> <a href="https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/south-african-war"> <span>Canada and the South African War (Boer War)</span> </a> </div> </div> <div> <div class="sb-tab sb-tab--separator"> <a href="https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/economic-canadian-american-relations"> <span>Canada–US Economic Relations</span> </a> </div> </div> <div> <div class="sb-tab sb-tab--separator"> <a href="https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/external-relations"> <span>Canadian Foreign Relations</span> </a> </div> </div> <div> <div class="sb-tab sb-tab--separator"> <a href="https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/canadian-american-relations"> <span>Canadian-American Relations</span> </a> </div> </div> <div> <div class="sb-tab sb-tab--separator"> <a href="https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/commonwealth"> <span>Commonwealth</span> </a> </div> </div> <div> <div class="sb-tab sb-tab--separator"> <a href="https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/imperialism"> <span>Imperialism</span> </a> </div> </div> <div> <div class="sb-tab sb-tab--separator"> <a href="https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/nationalism"> <span>Nationalism</span> </a> </div> </div> <div> <div class="sb-tab sb-tab--separator"> <a href="https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/naval-service-act"> <span>Naval Service Act</span> </a> </div> </div> <div> <div class="sb-tab sb-tab--separator"> <a href="https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/victoria"> <span>Queen Victoria</span> </a> </div> </div> <div> <div class="sb-tab sb-tab--separator"> <a href="https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/queen-victorias-diamond-jubilee"> <span>Queen Victoria’s Diamond Jubilee – 1897</span> </a> </div> </div> <div> <div class="sb-tab sb-tab--separator"> <a href="https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/reciprocity"> <span>Reciprocity</span> </a> </div> </div> <div> <div class="sb-tab sb-tab--separator"> <a href="https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/royal-canadian-navy"> <span>Royal Canadian Navy</span> </a> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="sb-group accordion-group sb-accordion-collection" data-accordion="8"> <div class="sb-tab accordion-head accordion-toggler"><div class="">Louis Riel (6)</div><button class=""><img alt="toggler-icon" src="/images/i-arrow-toggle.svg" class="accordion-toggler-icon" class="toggler-icon">toggler</button></div> <div class="accordion-body accordion-collection-details"> <div> <div class="sb-tab sb-tab--separator"> <a href="https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/louis-riel"> <span>Louis Riel</span> </a> </div> </div> <div> <div class="sb-tab sb-tab--separator"> <a href="https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/manitoba"> <span>Manitoba</span> </a> </div> </div> <div> <div class="sb-tab sb-tab--separator"> <a href="https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/metis"> <span>Métis</span> </a> </div> </div> <div> <div class="sb-tab sb-tab--separator"> <a href="https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/north-west-rebellion"> <span>North-West Resistance</span> </a> </div> </div> <div> <div class="sb-tab sb-tab--separator"> <a href="https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/red-river-rebellion"> <span>Red River Resistance</span> </a> </div> </div> <div> <div class="sb-tab sb-tab--separator"> <a href="https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/thomas-scott"> <span>Thomas Scott</span> </a> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="sb-group accordion-group sb-accordion-collection" data-accordion="9"> <div class="sb-tab accordion-head accordion-toggler"><div class="">Politics (21)</div><button class=""><img alt="toggler-icon" src="/images/i-arrow-toggle.svg" class="accordion-toggler-icon" class="toggler-icon">toggler</button></div> <div class="accordion-body accordion-collection-details"> <div> <div class="sb-tab sb-tab--separator"> <a href="https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/canadas-century-sir-wilfrid-lauriers-bold-prediction"> <span>Canada’s Century: Sir Wilfrid Laurier’s Bold Prediction</span> </a> </div> </div> <div> <div class="sb-tab sb-tab--separator"> <a href="https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/canadian-prime-ministers-as-seen-by-their-loyal-cartoonists"> <span>Cartooning Canada’s Prime Ministers</span> </a> </div> </div> <div> <div class="sb-tab sb-tab--separator"> <a href="https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/confederation"> <span>Confederation</span> </a> </div> </div> <div> <div class="sb-tab sb-tab--separator"> <a href="https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/edward-blake"> <span>Edward Blake</span> </a> </div> </div> <div> <div class="sb-tab sb-tab--separator"> <a href="https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/election-1891-a-question-of-loyalty-feature"> <span>Election 1891: A Question of Loyalty</span> </a> </div> </div> <div> <div class="sb-tab sb-tab--separator"> <a href="https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/election-1896-feature"> <span>Election of 1896</span> </a> </div> </div> <div> <div class="sb-tab sb-tab--separator"> <a href="https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/henri-bourassa"> <span>Henri Bourassa</span> </a> </div> </div> <div> <div class="sb-tab sb-tab--separator"> <a href="https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/history-since-confederation"> <span>History Since Confederation</span> </a> </div> </div> <div> <div class="sb-tab sb-tab--separator"> <a href="https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/liberal-party"> <span>Liberal Party</span> </a> </div> </div> <div> <div class="sb-tab sb-tab--separator"> <a href="https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/naval-service-act"> <span>Naval Service Act</span> </a> </div> </div> <div> <div class="sb-tab sb-tab--separator"> <a href="https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/parti-national"> <span>Parti national</span> </a> </div> </div> <div> <div class="sb-tab sb-tab--separator"> <a href="https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/parti-rouge"> <span>Parti rouge</span> </a> </div> </div> <div> <div class="sb-tab sb-tab--separator"> <a href="https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/political-campaign"> <span>Political Campaigning in Canada</span> </a> </div> </div> <div> <div class="sb-tab sb-tab--separator"> <a href="https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/parti-liberal-du-quebec"> <span>Quebec Liberal Party (QLP)</span> </a> </div> </div> <div> <div class="sb-tab sb-tab--separator"> <a href="https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/quebec-since-confederation"> <span>Québec Since Confederation</span> </a> </div> </div> <div> <div class="sb-tab sb-tab--separator"> <a href="https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/redrawing-the-west-the-politics-of-provincehood-in-1905-feature"> <span>Redrawing the West: The Politics of Provincehood in 1905</span> </a> </div> </div> <div> <div class="sb-tab sb-tab--separator"> <a href="https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/royal-canadian-navy"> <span>Royal Canadian Navy</span> </a> </div> </div> <div> <div class="sb-tab sb-tab--separator"> <a href="https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/sir-john-alexander-macdonald"> <span>Sir John A. Macdonald</span> </a> </div> </div> <div> <div class="sb-tab sb-tab--separator"> <a href="https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/sir-robert-borden"> <span>Sir Robert Borden</span> </a> </div> </div> <div> <div class="sb-tab sb-tab--separator"> <a href="https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/laurier-the-first-canadian-feature"> <span>Sir Wilfrid Laurier: the Politics of Compromise</span> </a> </div> </div> <div> <div class="sb-tab sb-tab--separator"> <a href="https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/union-government"> <span>Union Government</span> </a> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="sb-group accordion-group sb-accordion-collection" data-accordion="10"> <div class="sb-tab accordion-head accordion-toggler"><div class="">Railways (6)</div><button class=""><img alt="toggler-icon" src="/images/i-arrow-toggle.svg" class="accordion-toggler-icon" class="toggler-icon">toggler</button></div> <div class="accordion-body accordion-collection-details"> <div> <div class="sb-tab sb-tab--separator"> <a href="https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/canadian-northern-railway"> <span>Canadian Northern Railway</span> </a> </div> </div> <div> <div class="sb-tab sb-tab--separator"> <a href="https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/canadian-pacific-railway"> <span>Canadian Pacific Railway</span> </a> </div> </div> <div> <div class="sb-tab sb-tab--separator"> <a href="https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/charles-melville-hays"> <span>Charles Melville Hays</span> </a> </div> </div> <div> <div class="sb-tab sb-tab--separator"> <a href="https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/grand-trunk-pacific-railway"> <span>Grand Trunk Pacific Railway</span> </a> </div> </div> <div> <div class="sb-tab sb-tab--separator"> <a href="https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/national-transcontinental-railway"> <span>National Transcontinental Railway</span> </a> </div> </div> <div> <div class="sb-tab sb-tab--separator"> <a href="https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/railway-history"> <span>Railway History in Canada</span> </a> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="sb-group accordion-group sb-accordion-collection" data-accordion="11"> <div class="sb-tab accordion-head accordion-toggler"><div class="">Resources (4)</div><button class=""><img alt="toggler-icon" src="/images/i-arrow-toggle.svg" class="accordion-toggler-icon" class="toggler-icon">toggler</button></div> <div class="accordion-body accordion-collection-details"> <div> <div class="sb-tab sb-tab--separator"> <a href="https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/klondike-gold-rush-feature"> <span>Discovering Gold in the Klondike</span> </a> </div> </div> <div> <div class="sb-tab sb-tab--separator"> <a href="https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/klondike-gold-rush"> <span>Klondike Gold Rush</span> </a> </div> </div> <div> <div class="sb-tab sb-tab--separator"> <a href="https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/marquis-wheat"> <span>Marquis Wheat</span> </a> </div> </div> <div> <div class="sb-tab sb-tab--separator"> <a href="https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/pierre-berton-on-the-klondike-gold-rush"> <span>Pierre Berton on the Klondike Gold Rush</span> </a> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="sb-group accordion-group sb-accordion-collection" data-accordion="12"> <div class="sb-tab accordion-head accordion-toggler"><div class="">Speeches (8)</div><button class=""><img alt="toggler-icon" src="/images/i-arrow-toggle.svg" class="accordion-toggler-icon" class="toggler-icon">toggler</button></div> <div class="accordion-body accordion-collection-details"> <div> <div class="sb-tab sb-tab--separator"> <a href="https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/wilfrid-laurier-house-national-historic-site-of-canada"> <span>Wilfrid Laurier House National Historic Site of Canada</span> </a> </div> </div> <div> <div class="sb-tab sb-tab--separator"> <a href="https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/wilfrid-laurier-canadas-century-1904"> <span>Wilfrid Laurier: Canada’s Century, 1904</span> </a> </div> </div> <div> <div class="sb-tab sb-tab--separator"> <a href="https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/wilfrid-laurier-faith-is-better-than-doubt-and-love-is-better-than-hate-1916"> <span>Wilfrid Laurier: Faith Is Better than Doubt and Love Is Better than Hate, 1916</span> </a> </div> </div> <div> <div class="sb-tab sb-tab--separator"> <a href="https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/wilfrid-laurier-let-them-become-canadians-1905"> <span>Wilfrid Laurier: Let Them Become Canadians, 1905</span> </a> </div> </div> <div> <div class="sb-tab sb-tab--separator"> <a href="https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/wilfrid-laurier-parliamentary-debut-1871"> <span>Wilfrid Laurier: Parliamentary Debut, 1871</span> </a> </div> </div> <div> <div class="sb-tab sb-tab--separator"> <a href="https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/wilfrid-laurier-speech-in-defence-of-louis-riel-1874"> <span>Wilfrid Laurier: Speech in Defence of Louis Riel, 1874 </span> </a> </div> </div> <div> <div class="sb-tab sb-tab--separator"> <a href="https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/wilfrid-laurier-speech-on-political-liberalism-1877"> <span>Wilfrid Laurier: Speech on Political Liberalism, 1877</span> </a> </div> </div> <div> <div class="sb-tab sb-tab--separator"> <a href="https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/wilfrid-laurier-the-sunny-way-speech-1895"> <span>Wilfrid Laurier: “The Sunny Way” Speech, 1895</span> </a> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="sb-group accordion-group sb-accordion-collection" data-accordion="13"> <div class="sb-tab accordion-head accordion-toggler"><div class="">Western Expansion (27)</div><button class=""><img alt="toggler-icon" src="/images/i-arrow-toggle.svg" class="accordion-toggler-icon" 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Saint-Boniface, Red River Settlement; died 16 November 1885 in Regina, SK).</p> <a aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1" href="https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/timeline/louis-riel" class="b-link b-arrow">Explore the Timeline</a> </div> </div> <div class="module-template-timeline-blocks callout callout-split timeline-blocks"> <div class="callout-img-wrap callout-split-img"> <img data-src="https://d14fiu1i7ba797.cloudfront.net/720x439/media/media/e90e0bdd-a0d0-4752-8a94-52946de0b4d9.jpg" src="https://d14fiu1i7ba797.cloudfront.net/720x439/media/media/e90e0bdd-a0d0-4752-8a94-52946de0b4d9.jpg" alt="Sir Wilfrid Laurier 1841-1919" class="callout-img" /> </div> <div class="callout-split-desc"> <span class="g-category callout-cat text-xsmall">timeline</span> <h3 class="section-title"> <a href="https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/timeline/sir-wilfrid-laurier"> Sir Wilfrid Laurier </a> </h3> <p>Sir Wilfrid Laurier, prime minister of Canada 1896–1911, lawyer, journalist, politician (born 20 November 1841 in St-Lin, Canada East; died 17 February 1919 in Ottawa, ON ). As leader of the Liberal Party 1887–1919 and prime minister 1896–1911, Laurier was the dominant political figure of his era.</p> <a aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1" href="https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/timeline/sir-wilfrid-laurier" class="b-link b-arrow">Explore the Timeline</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="callouts-layout main-grid__content--full"> <h3 class="callouts-layout__title">Education Guides</h3> <div class="callouts-layout__grid"> <div class="callout-item"> <div class="callout-item__container"> <h6 class="callout-item__title"> <a class="callout-item__link" href="https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/studyguide/sir-wilfrid-laurier-education-guide-and-worksheets" > Sir Wilfrid Laurier Education Guide and Worksheets </a> </h6> <span class="callout-item__category">Education Guide</span> </div> <div class="image-container"> <img 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