Sir Robert Borden: Canada: The Peace Conferences of 1919-23 and their Aftermath (Makers of the Modern World)

While President Woodrow Wilson of the United States was "other-worldly" at Versailles, Sir Robert Borden, Plenipotentiary of Canada, did not lose sight of his country's interests. Borden's work began the drive towards a constitutional recognition of Canada's international position, culminating in the creation of the British Commonwealth of Nations in 1931.