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A while back, I expressed my desire to visit the gravesites of Canada's Prime Ministers.

I got off to a good start, getting to see the gravesite of Sir John A.

I kind of stalled out after that.

I went back to the Government's website and dl'd a PDF. I'm rather upset that two of the early PMs were buried in Halifax (Thompson and Tupper), and I missed out on my chance to visit their final resting places when I was down there.

I'll probably endeavour to add Alexander to the list when next we go to Novi via Sarnia. Or possibly make a trip on Rememberance Day. Or just go on some brisk winter morning.

Mackenzie Bowell, one of the PMs who had the most indignities heaped upon him, is buried in Belleville, which makes him an easy trip to make whenever I head to visit ACB.

Laurier and Borden are both buried in Ottawa, and I think Cynra and I are due for a visit up there.

Arthur Meighen is buried in St. Mary's, which is an hour and a half from home.

Mackenzie King is buried in Toronto's Mt. Pleasant cemetery, which is supposed to be a nice place to visit anyway (if you can avoid the claustrophobic vampires! Man, that book sucked). King is one of the most interesting of our national leaders, having led the country through World War II with counsel from his mother. Who was dead at the time.

The biggest obstacle to the whole thing is RB Bennet, the poor bastard who had to handle the recession of the '30s. He's buried in Surrey, England. That would be somewhere near France, I think.

That brings us up through the PMs who ran the country up until the end of WW II, which I think is a good start.

It looks so easy, written down like that.

Date: 2008-11-06 06:04 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] shara.livejournal.com
That's a great project!!! Someday I may copy you...

Date: 2008-11-06 06:21 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] nexstarman.livejournal.com
Look me up, I live about 150 yards from King's grave.

Date: 2008-11-06 07:03 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] indefatigable42.livejournal.com
And I commute right past him every time I ride my bike to work.

Date: 2008-11-06 06:40 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] dewline.livejournal.com
When you come up to Ottawa, let me know. I think I want to make my own pilgrimage re: Laurier and Borden. I know I'm sorry I couldn't fit Trudeau in during my recent Montréal sojourn. Would've been nice to be able to leave a rose on the tombstone.

As for King...now there's a tale for a Kolchak visit to Toronto, yes?

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