Ranking Canada's Prime Ministers
Great
1. William Lyon Mackenzie King
2. Sir John A, Macdonald
3. Sir Wilfrid Lauier
Near Great
4. Louis St Laurent
High Average
5. Pierre Elliott Trudeau
6. Lester B.Peason
7. Sir Robert Borden
Average
8. Brian Mulroney
9. Jean Chre´tien
10. Sir John S. Thompson
11. Sir Alexander Machenzie
12. R.B.Bennet
13. John Diefenbake
Low Average
14. Arthur Meighen
15. Joe Clark
Failure
16. Sir Charles Tupper
17. Sir John J.C.Abbott
18. John Turner
19. Sir Machenzie Bowell
20. Kim Campbell
___ Jack Granastein and Norman Hillmer, Prime Ministers: Ranking Canada’s Leader, 1999
Great
1. William Lyon Mackenzie King
2. Sir John A, Macdonald
3. Sir Wilfrid Lauier
Near Great
4. Louis St Laurent
High Average
5. Pierre Elliott Trudeau
6. Lester B.Peason
7. Sir Robert Borden
Average
8. Brian Mulroney
9. Jean Chre´tien
10. Sir John S. Thompson
11. Sir Alexander Machenzie
12. R.B.Bennet
13. John Diefenbake
Low Average
14. Arthur Meighen
15. Joe Clark
Failure
16. Sir Charles Tupper
17. Sir John J.C.Abbott
18. John Turner
19. Sir Machenzie Bowell
20. Kim Campbell
___ Jack Granastein and Norman Hillmer, Prime Ministers: Ranking Canada’s Leader, 1999