prime ministers, among them Sir John A. Macdonald and John Diefenbaker.

Upper Canada and the Province of Canada

The Orange Lodges have existed in Canada at least since the War of 1812. The first Lodge was established in Montreal by William Burton, Arthur Hopper, John Dyer, Francis Abbott and several others. William Burton travelled to Ireland to obtain the warrant to open the Lodge from the Grand Lodge of

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