Sir Wilfrid Laurier is known best of all for his comment that the 20th century would belong to Canada, perhaps not in the sense that Canada would be the dominant world power, but in the sense that Canada would provide an extraordinary vision which so many other countries around the world could emulate.
Quant à sir Wilfrid Laurier, on se rappelle surtout qu'il disait que le XX siècle serait celui du Canada, pas que le Canada serait la puissance mondiale dominante, mais qu'il ferait preuve d'une vision extraordinaire dont nombre de pays dans le monde pourraient s'inspirer.