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The Confederation Debates in the Province of Canada, 1865 |
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A classic analysis of confederation back in print.
Between 3 February and 13 March 1865, the Parliament of the Province of Canada debated the negotiated confederation of British colonies on the Atlantic seaboard, aimed at creating a union from Newfoundland to Lake Superior. As a public information exercise, legislators decided to produce a near-verbatim account of their deliberations. Peter Waite has made a selection of the most interesting and revelatory parts of the resulting thousand-page tome, making it easier to access one of the most important sources for early Canadian history.
In The Confederation Debates in the Province of Canada, 1865, John A. Macdonald presses for the advantages of a strong central power; Alexander Galt puts forward the economic arguments for union; and critics of confederation, Christopher Dunkin and A.A. Dorion, express their misgivings with prophetic insight.
In The Confederation Debates in the Province of Canada, 1865, John A. Macdonald presses for the advantages of a strong central power; Alexander Galt puts forward the economic arguments for union; and critics of confederation, Christopher Dunkin and A.A. Dorion, express their misgivings with prophetic insight.
Details
Part of the Carleton Library Series (number 206 in series)
184 Pages, 6 x 9
ISBN 9780773530935
June 2006
Formats: Cloth, Paperback, eBook
P.B. Waite (1922-2020) was professor emeritus of history at Dalhousie University and the author of numerous books on Canadian history.
Introduction to the 2006 Edition vii
Ged Martin
Introduction to the First Edition xxxix
P.B. Waite
LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
SIR ETIENNE-PASCAL TACHE / Life member 1
, JOHN ROSS / Life member 6
GEORGE WILLIAM ALLAN / York 7
JAMES COX AIKINS / Home 7
DAVID REESOR / King's. 8
LOUIS AUGUSTE OLIVIER / De Lanaudiere 9
SIR NARCISSE FORTUNAT BELLEAU / Life member 10
JAMES FERRIER / Life member 11
WILLIAM McMASTER / Midland 15
JOHN SIMPSON / Queen's 15
ALEXANDER CAMPBELL / Cataraqui 16
LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY
, JOHN ALEXANDER MACDONALD / Kingston 19
GEORGE ETIENNE CARTIER / Montreal East 27
ALEXANDER TILLOCH GALT / Sherbrooke 31
GEORGE BROWN / South Oxford 35
THOMAS b' ARCY McGEE / Montreal West 54
LUTHER HAMILTON HOLTON / Châteauguay 58
ANTOINE AIME DORION / Hochelaga 60
HENRI GUSTAVE JOLY / Lotbinière 69
JOHN ROSE / Montreal Centre 70
ALEXANDER MACKENZIE / Lambton 74
WILLIAM McGIVERIN / Lincoln 76
CHRISTOPHER DUNKIN / Brome 77
JOSEPH GODERIC BLANCHET / Levis 94
JOSEPH DUFRESNE / Montcalm 95
JOSEPH CAUCHON / Montmorency 95
JOSEPH XAVIER PERRAULT / Richelieu 97
COL. FREDERICK W. HAULTAIN / Peterborough 97
JOHN A. MACDONALD / Kingston 99
JOHN SANDFIELD MACDONALD / Cornwall 100
ANTOINE AIME DORION/ Hochelaga 102
JOHN A. MACDONALD / Kingston 102
LUTHER HAMILTON HOLTON / Châteauguay 103
FRAN<;OIS EVANTUREL / Quebec County 104
LUTHER HOLTON / Châteauguay 106
JOHN A. MACDONALD / Kingston 107
JEAN Banister ERIC DORION / Drummond and Arthabaska 113
PAUL DENIS / Beauharnois 115
WALTER SHANLY / South Grenville 117
JOSEPH RYMAL / South Wentworth 120
JOHN A. MACDONALD / Kingston 120
Suggestions for Further Reading 123
Index 127
Ged Martin
Introduction to the First Edition xxxix
P.B. Waite
LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
SIR ETIENNE-PASCAL TACHE / Life member 1
, JOHN ROSS / Life member 6
GEORGE WILLIAM ALLAN / York 7
JAMES COX AIKINS / Home 7
DAVID REESOR / King's. 8
LOUIS AUGUSTE OLIVIER / De Lanaudiere 9
SIR NARCISSE FORTUNAT BELLEAU / Life member 10
JAMES FERRIER / Life member 11
WILLIAM McMASTER / Midland 15
JOHN SIMPSON / Queen's 15
ALEXANDER CAMPBELL / Cataraqui 16
LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY
, JOHN ALEXANDER MACDONALD / Kingston 19
GEORGE ETIENNE CARTIER / Montreal East 27
ALEXANDER TILLOCH GALT / Sherbrooke 31
GEORGE BROWN / South Oxford 35
THOMAS b' ARCY McGEE / Montreal West 54
LUTHER HAMILTON HOLTON / Châteauguay 58
ANTOINE AIME DORION / Hochelaga 60
HENRI GUSTAVE JOLY / Lotbinière 69
JOHN ROSE / Montreal Centre 70
ALEXANDER MACKENZIE / Lambton 74
WILLIAM McGIVERIN / Lincoln 76
CHRISTOPHER DUNKIN / Brome 77
JOSEPH GODERIC BLANCHET / Levis 94
JOSEPH DUFRESNE / Montcalm 95
JOSEPH CAUCHON / Montmorency 95
JOSEPH XAVIER PERRAULT / Richelieu 97
COL. FREDERICK W. HAULTAIN / Peterborough 97
JOHN A. MACDONALD / Kingston 99
JOHN SANDFIELD MACDONALD / Cornwall 100
ANTOINE AIME DORION/ Hochelaga 102
JOHN A. MACDONALD / Kingston 102
LUTHER HAMILTON HOLTON / Châteauguay 103
FRAN<;OIS EVANTUREL / Quebec County 104
LUTHER HOLTON / Châteauguay 106
JOHN A. MACDONALD / Kingston 107
JEAN Banister ERIC DORION / Drummond and Arthabaska 113
PAUL DENIS / Beauharnois 115
WALTER SHANLY / South Grenville 117
JOSEPH RYMAL / South Wentworth 120
JOHN A. MACDONALD / Kingston 120
Suggestions for Further Reading 123
Index 127
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