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The MLI Confederation Project

Welcome to the Confederation Project, MLI’s signature initiative to celebrate the legacy of Confederation – and the home of the five-part Confederation Series authored by Alastair Gillespie, MLI’s Munk Senior Fellow in the Canadian Political Tradition. We have published papers featuring George Brown, George-Étienne Cartier, Alexander Galt, Thomas D’Arcy McGee and John A. Macdonald. In addition, we continue to post speeches and documents authored by Canada’s key Fathers of Confederation, including Samuel Leonard Tilley and Charles Tupper – so all Canadians can rediscover the ideas and ideals that brought Canada to life, and shaped our country’s early national identity. For more about the inspiration for this project please click here for the introductory essay by Gillespie and Brian Lee Crowley.

George Brown

Speeches, Founding Documents:

Speech on Formation of the Great Coalition, June 14, 1864 – George Brown

Speech to Reform Convention, June 27, 1867 – George Brown

George Brown Moves for Constitutional Committee, March 14, 1864

George-Étienne Cartier

Speeches, Founding Documents:

No Question of Majority or Minority, But of Fairness – Let Us Do What is Right, November 23, 1869 – Speech by George-Étienne Cartier

Speech on the Acquisition of the Northwest Territories, April 15, 1869 – George-Étienne Cartier

Confederation is a Tree of Many Branches, May 25, 1867 – Speech by George-Étienne Cartier

Alexander Tilloch Galt

Speeches, Founding Documents:

Alexander Galt, Speech in the Confederation Debates – February 7, 1865

Federation Dispatch II: Cartier, Ross and Galt to Lytton (Confidential), October 25, 1858

The Federation Dispatch I: Cartier, Ross and Galt to Rt. Hon Edward George Bulwer-Lytton, Secretary of State for the Colonies, October 23, 1858

Thomas D'Arcy McGee

Speeches, Founding Documents:

The Irish in Canada: The Importation of Fenianism – An address by Thomas D’Arcy McGee delivered before the St. Patrick’s Society, January 11th, 1865

The Cause of the Quebec Conference – Speech by Thomas D’Arcy McGee at the Déjeûner given to the members of the Quebec Conference, October 29th, 1864

Celebrating the Poet of Confederation: Bob Rae for Inside Policy

John A. Macdonald

Speeches, Founding Documents:

Beheading Canada’s history: The desecration of Sir John A. Macdonald’s image in the Canadian national memory

Montreal’s Sir John A. Macdonald statue should be put back: Patrice Dutil in the Montreal Gazette

Six ways to erase Sir John A. Macdonald in time for his 208th birthday: Patrice Dutil in the Windsor Star

Samuel Leonard Tilley

Speeches, Founding Documents:

Two Speeches from the Throne, 1866 House of Assembly, Fredericton, New Brunswick First Session, 8 March, 1866

Samuel Leonard Tilley, Speech to Banquet hosted by the Quebec Board of Trade, October 15, 1864

Samuel Leonard Tilley, Speech to Banquet honouring Delegates of the Charlottetown Conference, September 12, 1864

Charles Tupper

Speeches, Founding Documents:

Tributes to Sir Charles Tupper by Sir Robert Borden and Sir Wilfrid Laurier, House of Commons, February 7, 1916

Turn of the Tide, Legislative Assembly, Halifax, April 3, 1866

Tupper’s reply to Joseph Howe, House of Commons, Ottawa, November 8, 1867

Alastair Gillespie

Key Confederation Documents

Canada's Political Tradition - papers

John A. Macdonald: The Indispensable Politician: MLI Paper by Alastair Gillespie

This entry in the Confederation Series shows John A. Macdonald as the indispensable politician who brought allies and enemies alike to...

June 22, 2017

Canada's Political Tradition - papers

Thomas D’Arcy McGee: The Idealist: MLI Paper by Alastair Gillespie

Latest entry in the Confederation Series shows Thomas D'Arcy McGee was an advocate for the federal union of British North America,...

June 8, 2017

Canada's Political Tradition - papers

Alexander Galt: The Federalist: MLI Paper by Alastair Gillespie

MLI paper explores the role of Alexander Galt in the establishment of Confederation OTTAWA, April 19, 2017 – The Macdonald-Laurier...

April 19, 2017

Canada's Political Tradition - papers

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...

March 7, 2017

Canada's Political Tradition - papers

MLI relaunches landmark paper on tearing down barriers to internal trade in Canada

Citizen of One, Citizen of the Whole first launched in 2010 as a road map to liberalizing trade between provinces...

February 23, 2017

Alastair Gillespie

The Macdonald-Laurier Institute celebrates Canada’s founding with the Confederation Project

MLI Munk Senior Fellow Alastair Gillespie is teaming up with prominent Canadians Preston Manning, Jean Charest, Paul Martin, Bob Rae...

February 7, 2017

Canada's Political Tradition - papers

George Brown: The Reformer: MLI Paper by Alastair Gillespie

MLI paper explores the role of George Brown in the establishment of Confederation OTTAWA, February 7, 2017 – The Macdonald-Laurier...

February 7, 2017

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