The Constitution of Canada

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Identifikator:: 1895543282

URN:: urn:nbn:de:zbw-retromon-242408

Document type:: Monograph

Author:: Munro, Joseph Edwin Crawford http://d-nb.info/gnd/1113111038

Title:: The Constitution of Canada

Place of publication:: Cambridge

Publisher:: Univ. Press

Year of publication:: 1889

Scope:: XXXVI, 356 Seiten

Digitisation:: 2022

Collection:: Economics Books

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Title:: Chapter II. Constitutional history of the provinces

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ONTARIO AND QUEBEC. 21 the St Lawrence was freed from the Navigation Laws’, and the Colony obtained full power to reduce or repeal duties imposed by Imperial Acts on goods imported into CanadaZ. At the time of the Union of 1840 Lower Canada possessed Pao: the larger population, but in a short time immigration into Upper Canada gave that province an excess in population of 250,000 over its neighbour. A demand soon arose in Upper Canada for a redistribution of the representation, and “repre- sentation in proportion to population” became the important political question of the day. Parties at length became so balanced that from the 21st May, 1862, to the end of June, 1864, there were no less than five different ministries in office®, and the efficient conduct of public business became impossible. In 1864 the maritime provinces began to enter- tain the idea of a union, and on the defeat of the Taché- Macdonald ministry in June of that year overtures were made by the opposition to the Hon. John A. Macdonald which re- sulted in the formation of a coalition ministry pledged to the adoption of a federal union of all the provinces. Permission was asked to attend the Conference of the Charlotte. delegates of the Maritime Conference at Charlottetown, and ai delegates on behalf of Canada were also present at the ad- {oo journed Conference held at Quebec. Little difficulty was found in obtaining the adhesion of the legislature to the proposed scheme of confederation: the legislative Council by 45 votes to 15, and the Assembly by 91 votes to 33, adopted the address to Her Majesty praying her to submit an Act to the Imperial Parliament for the union of all the provinces®. In reading the list® of Governors of Ontario and Quebec List of it must be remembered that the Governor of the Province hind of Canada, was also Governor-General until the federation: 112 & 13 Vie. (i) c. 29. 2 9 & 10 Vie. (i) c. 94. 3 Burinot, p. 40, * Debates in the Parliament of Canada on Confederation, Quebec, 1865, 3 See Appendix.

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