Making Canadian History Fun

Will Braund as John A.

The time is 1886. The CPR is finally built and John A. has ordered Louis Riel to be hanged.

Now the wily political mastermind and Grit basher has called an election and is hoping for yet another majority. John A. is on the hustings again, charming the electorate with his spicy stories and 'good bunkum arguments'.

Will Braund is guaranteed to delight your group in the persona of John A. Macdonald. He brings John A. to life, authentically recreating his appearance, speech, mannerisms, and animated and personable style.

During Question Period ask John A. anything you like:

how he always got the better of his opponents
how he got caught in the Pacific Scandal
what cruel pranks he played on his sisters as a boy
what he liked to drink - anything.

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Here's a brief sample of what you'd be reading. During the War of 1812 the American attack on Queenston Heights had to be delayed when one of the Americans deserted in the boat that someone had put all of the oars in. Many American militiamen refused to cross the Niagara because - technically - militia are not required to fight on foreign soil. Many who did cross immediately hid in the bushes, terrified by the war whoops of the natives fighting alongside the British.

When the British charged a group of Americans who were firing a canon the Americans ran away - without disabling the canon! The British simply turned it around and fired at the fleeing Americans who'd just deserted it! (The American militia didn't like to drill, so when they had to do a 21-gun salute they sometimes blew their fingers off.)

General Isaac Brock led the 49th Regiment up the heights and was shot in the chest by a 17-year from Kentucky. (The American militia didn't like to train but a lot of them had practice shooting squirrels so a 6 ft. 2 man was an easy target.

It was as if Sir John A Macdonald was standing in the room with me."

"Mr. Braund has done his homework on the first Prime Minister of Canada and has pulled some of the funniest stories and quips from the history books and added them to his stand-up material."

"An entertaining and informative presentation."

Todd Smith

MPP Prince Edward-Hastings