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Orange Order in Canada
The
Grand Orange Lodge of British America
is a
Protestant
fraternal organization
that began in
County Armagh
,
Ireland
in 1795. It has played a large part in the history of Canada, with many prominent members including four Prime Ministers, amongst them Sir
John A. Macdonald
and
John Diefenbaker
, as well as
Tommy Douglas
, founder of the
New Democratic Party
.
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