Laurier A Study in Canadian Politics is a classic Canadian history/politics text by J.W. Dafoe that details the life of the late Canadian Prime Minister, Sir Wilfrid Laurier. The four articles which make up this Laurier biography were originally published in successive issues of the Monthly Book Review of the Manitoba Free Press and are herewith assembled in book form in response to what appears to be a somewhat general request that they be made available in a more permanent form.