The Laurier Era was not an era of prosperity or wisdom nor was it an era of defeat or imbecility. It was, in fact, a combination of both. You see, a country as diverse as Canada is filled with minds of equal diversity. Each person has an opinion of their own and analyzes a situation in their own way. While some areas of Canada thought highly of the Laurier era, some might not have. Although there was a large amount of prosperity not all the regions of Canada experienced it.

The economy of Canada flourished immensely over this period in time. Natural resource industries grew with timber, pulp and paper mills, and fishing receiving the greatest amount of income. 1898 marked the discovery of gold in the Klondike area of the Yukon. Northern Ontario...