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Borden - Sir Sam Hughes - We were there

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The Right Honourable Sir Robert Laird Borden, Prime Minister of Canada, March 1918

Canada’s Prime Minister throughout the war, Borden was for a long time unable to discipline his Minister, in spite of Hughes’ frequent excesses. Yet the many scandals and criticisms ultimately undermined the trust Borden had placed in Hughes.

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