During his term, Prince Edward Island was admitted to Confederation, and several well-known Canadian institutions, such as the Supreme Court of Canada, the Royal Military College of Canada, and the Intercolonial Railway, were established. ###>Au cours de son mandat, l'Île-du-Prince-Édouard a été admise au sein de la Confédération, et plusieurs institutions canadiennes bien connues ont été établies, comme la Cour suprême du Canada, le Collège militaire royal du Canada et le chemin de fer Intercolonial.