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As a result of Macdonald's wheeling and dealing with the railway robber-barons, he left Canada deeply in debt and almost bankrupt.

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If you are looking for the positive contributions Sir John A. Macdonald gave to Canada were:

  • Won the title of First Prime Minister of Canada in 1864
  • Sought federation and political reform - resulted in the British North American Act and the birth of Canada as a nation on July 1, 1867
  • Sought the railroad to completion which helped unite Canada.
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