George Etienne Cartier
Speech on the Acquisition of the Northwest Territories, April 15, 1869 – George-Étienne Cartier
Mr. Mayor, Gentlemen, You have kindly congratulated me on the success of my mission to England, carried out with my...
Read moreConfederation is a Tree of Many Branches, May 25, 1867 – Speech by George-Étienne Cartier
Gentlemen, You are too kind in welcoming me with such pomp, and I do not know how to express my...
Read moreHonouring Alexander Galt: Justice To All Races and Creeds, May 22, 1867 – Speech by George-Étienne Cartier
Mr. Chairman, Gentlemen, I feel somewhat embarrassed in attempting to give a dignified response to the toast made in honour...
Read moreCanada Must Be a Country Not of Licence But of Liberty, May 17, 1867 – Speech by George-Étienne Cartier
Friends and electors, I do not have to tell you how grateful I am for the honour you are doing...
Read moreThe Rights of Each and Every Citizen Will be Protected, May 17, 1867 – Speech by George-Étienne Cartier
Gentlemen, I cannot tell you how honoured I am by this reception organized by the citizens of Saint-Hyacinthe, which, I...
Read moreBefore Us Lies an Era of Glory, October 30, 1866 – Speech by George-Étienne Cartier
Mr. Mayor, General, and Gentlemen, I ask for a few moments of your attention, and I address this request more...
Read moreJustice and Equal Rights, April 13, 1843 – George-Étienne Cartier (Reported by La Minerve)
Mr. Cartier, in seconding the last resolution submitted for adoption by the assembly, said he had to apologize for not...
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George-Étienne Cartier: The Canadian: MLI Paper by Alastair Gillespie
MLI paper explores the role of George-Étienne Cartier in the establishment of Confederation OTTAWA, March 7, 2017 – The Macdonald-Laurier...
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George-Étienne Cartier, Speech in the Confederation Debates – February 7, 1865
George-Étienne Cartier’s famous speech on Confederation articulated a new idea of Canadian political nationality—one capable of bridging the ethnic, religious...
Read more“Dispatches from 1865” on George-Étienne Cartier and A.T. Galt: Alastair Gillespie
Munk Senior Fellow Alastair Gillespie, who leads the MLI Confederation Project, explores how leading statesmen from 1865 articulate the political...
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