Laurier (disambiguation)

Laurier is the French word for the laurel plant, and is a francophone family name, common in Canada.

Sir Wilfrid Laurier (20 November 1841 – 17 February 1919) was the seventh Prime Minister of Canada from 11 July 1896 to 5 October 1911. As Canada's first francophone prime minister, Laurier is often considered one of the country's greatest statesmen.

Laurier can also refer to:

People

• Bénigne Basset Des Lauriers, early settler of New France, notary, surveyor
• Alain Laurier, French footballer
• Romuald-Charlemagne Laurier, politician and half-brother of Sir Wilfred
• Guerard des Lauriers, Catholic theologian and bishop
• Jan Laurier, Dutch senator
• Zoé Laurier, wife of Sir Wilfred
• Lucie Laurier, actress
• Robert Laurier, Canadian lawyer and politician
• Ruben Charles Laurier, Canadian physician and politician
• Laurier Régnier, Canadian member of parliament
• Laurier LaPierre, Canadian senator
• Laurier Lévesque, Canadian politician
• Laurier J. Boisvert, president of the Canadian Space Agency
• Wilfrid Laurier McDougald, Canadian senator

Politics

• Laurier Liberals, those Liberals (including Sir Wilfred) who did not take part in the WWI-era coalition with the Conservatives
• Macdonald-Laurier Institute, a think-tank
• Laurier (electoral district), a former Canadian federal electoral district in Montreal
• Laurier (provincial electoral district), a former Quebec provincial electoral district in Montreal
• Laurier-Dorion, a Quebec provincial electoral district in Montreal
• Laurier—Sainte-Marie, Canadian federal electoral district in Montreal
• Laurier—Outremont, a former Quebec provincial electoral district in Montreal

Education

• Wilfrid Laurier University, in Waterloo, Ontario
  • Laurier Brantford, an affiliated college
  • Wilfrid Laurier University Press, publishing house
  • Wilfrid Laurier University Students' Union
• Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board in Southern Quebec
• Sir Wilfrid Laurier Secondary School, London, Ontario
• Sir Wilfrid Laurier Secondary School, Ottawa, Ontario
• Laurier Macdonald High School, Montreal
• Sir Wilfrid Laurier Elementary School, Vancouver
• Sir Wilfrid Laurier Public School, Brampton, Ontario
• Sir Wilfrid Laurier Collegiate Institute, Toronto
• Laurier Annex, Vancouver

Geographical places

• Laurier-Station, Quebec, a village
• Laurier, Washington, a community in Washington State on US 395 just south of the Canadian border
• Laurier No. 38, Saskatchewan, a rural municipality
• Laurier Heights, Edmonton, a neighbourhood
• Mont-Laurier, Quebec, a town
• Mount Sir Wilfrid Laurier, in British Columbia
• Laurier, Ontario, a local services board
• Graham-Laurier Provincial Park, British Columbia

Transportation infrastructure

• Laurier Station (several)
  • Laurier, a Montreal Metro station
  • Laurier Transitway Station, an OC Transpo Transitway BRT station
  • Laurier railway station, a VIA Rail station
• Laurier Avenue (several)
  • Laurier Avenue in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
  • Laurier Avenue, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada
• Rue Laurier, in Gatineau, Quebec, Canada
• Laurier Bridge (disambiguation) (several)
  • Laurier Avenue Bridge in Ottawa
  • Laurier Railway Bridge in Montreal
• Mont-Laurier Airport

Buildings and structures

• CCGS Sir Wilfrid Laurier, a ship
• Château Laurier, a hotel in Ottawa
• Esplanade Laurier, an office building in Ottawa
• Wilfrid Laurier Memorial, a monument in Montreal
• Laurier House, a National Historic Site in Ottawa
• Laurier Québec, a shopping mall in Quebec City

Other

• Laurier Palace Theatre fire, a 1927 fire in Montreal
• Cyprès et lauriers, a musical composition by Camille Saint-Saëns
• Sir Laurier d'Arthabaska, a cheese
• Roman Catholic Diocese of Mont-Laurier, a religious see

See also

• Deloria, a Native American surname derived from Des Laurier

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