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Mysterious facts about Canadian Prime Ministers!
- John A. Macdonald's birthdate is 11 January 1815. 1+8+1+5=15. John A. was 15 when he started articling with a lawyer.
- Jean Chrétien's birthdate is 11 January 1934. 1+9+3+4=17. Jean Chrétien is Canada's 17th Prime Minister.
- Their first names are the same in either official language.
- Sir John A. and Jean each had two sons and a daughter.
- John A. Macdonald became Prime Minister in 1867. 1+8+6+7=22.
- Jean Chrétien became Prime Minister in 1993. 1+9+9+3=22.
- 22÷2=11, the day that they were both born.
- John A. worked in partnership with francophone politicians to promote Canada as a nation.
- Jean has worked in partnership with anglophone politicians to promote Canada as a nation.
- Their wives' maiden names begin with C.
- Both Prime Ministers served under female monarchs who had four syllables in their first names.
- John A. was drunk on rye.
- Jean was drunk on power.
- John A. threw up on his desk in the Commons and blamed the opposition.
- Jean choked a protester on Flag Day and blamed the protester.
- John A. was knighted.
- Jean prevented someone else from being knighted.
This is an exercise in selective comparison. It uses the same principles as the apparent comparisons between the Lincoln and Kennedy assasinations which is part of the mystique of America. There is one factual error in the information. Can you find it? Notice how the comparisons become weaker and more ridiculous as the list goes on. However, I still think it is a good excuse to give Canadians a holiday on 11 January!!!
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