OHAP. I] THE DOMINION OF CANADA 765 of Saskatchewan and Alberta were created! and endowed with practically full provincial rights, though not with the control of the Crown lands, which are vested in Canada and which Canada administers under a vigorous immigration system. Moreover, in their Acts provision is made to secure the Catholics their denominational schools, a course which caused much annoyance among a section of the Opposition in the Dominion Parliament. There are still left portions of the old North-Western Territories, and the Yukon, which has a status intermediate between that of a province and the North-West. The powers of the administration of these two places are as follows :— In the case of the North-Western Territories the Commissioner is assisted by the Council, not exceeding four in number, appointed by the Governor-General in Council. The powers of the Commissioner in Council to make Ordinances, under the Dominion Act,? are such of those of the former legislature as on August 31, 1905, as are designated by the Governor-General in Council. And in particular, but not so as to restrict the generality of that provision, the Commissioner in Council has power, subject to the provisions of the Act, and of any other Act of the Parliament of Canada applying to the territories, to make ordinances for the government of the territories in relation to such of the classes of subjects next hereinafter mentioned as are from time to time designated by the Governor in Council. that is to say :— 358. C. R. 588; Dinner et al. v. Humberstone, 26 8. C. R. 252; Conger v. Kennedy, 26 S. C. R. 397. See Canada House of Commons Debates, 1897, p. 4115. * An admirable account of the discussions is given in the Canadian Annual Review, 1905, pp. 44 seq. Mr. Sifton resigned over the school question (pp. 27 seq.), and the interference of the Roman Catholic church was a source of great indignation (pp. 93-7). * Rev. Stat., 1906, ¢, 62. For the North-West in its early days, see Canada Sess. Pap., 1877, No. 121 ; Canadian Annual Review, 1905, pp. 48 seq. For the claim of Canada to all the Arctic islands, which is clearly valid, see Canadian Annual Review, 1909, pp. 204, 205; Bernier, Voyage of the Arctic, 1908-9, pp. 194 seq., 320 seq.