Clifford Sifton
Politician
1861 – 1929
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Who was Clifford Sifton?
Sir Clifford Sifton, PC, KCMG was a Canadian politician best known for being Minister of the Interior under Sir Wilfrid Laurier. He was responsible for encouraging the massive amount of immigration in Canada which occurred in the first decade of the 20th century. In 1905, he broke with Laurier and resigned from Cabinet on the issue of publicly funded religious education in the new provinces of Alberta and Saskatchewan.
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- Born
- Mar 10, 1861
Middlesex County - Parents
- Siblings
- Nationality
- Canada
- Profession
- Education
- Victoria University, Toronto
- Died
- Apr 17, 1929
New York City
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on July 23, 2013
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