Called to the bar in 1864, Wilfrid LAURIER would practise his profession for three decades as well as pursue his political career. Among his teachers and mentors was the “radical Rouge” Toussaint-Antoine-Rodolphe LAFLAMME:

“It was at [Laflamme’s] invitation that the young Wilfrid Laurier*, who had studied under him at McGill and had articled in his law office, joined the Institut Canadien.”

For more detailed information on Laurier’s legal career, please consult the following biographies.