For 10 points, name this first francophone Prime Minister of Canada.
This man's Interior Minister, Clifford Sifton, negotiated an agreement with a railway company called the Crow's Nest Pass Agreement. His predeccessor in his highest post had served just 69 days and never sat in Parliament. This man was criticized for a bill that led to the HMCS Niobe and HMCS Rainbow being received from Britain to form the so-called "Tin Pot Navy." Earlier, he compromised with Premier Thomas Greenway to give Catholics the right to certain institutions on a case-by-case basis. This proponent of the Naval Service Bill and the solver of the Manitoba Schools Question led the Liberal Opposition during World War I after his 1911 loss to Robert Borden. He was strongly opposed by nationalist Henri Bourassa, who hailed from the same province as this man. For 10 points, name this first francophone Prime Minister of Canada.
This man's Interior Minister, Clifford Sifton, negotiated an agreement with a railway company called the Crow's Nest Pass Agreement.
Sir Wilfred Laurier [accept Henri-Charles-Wilfrid Laurier]