American Relations and Canadian Duties – Address by Thomas D’Arcy McGee to the Irish Protestant Benevolent Society, May 10, 1862
Mr. McGee said: Ladies and Gentlemen, I received some time ago, a warm invitation from my friend, Captain Anderson, ...
Tag: Confederation
Speech by Thomas D’Arcy McGee – Constitutional Difficulties between Upper and Lower Canada (“The Shield of Achilles”) May 2, 1860
BROWN (Toronto) having moved a series of resolutions affirming the necessity of constitutional changes in the relations of Upper and ...
Speech by Thomas D’Arcy McGee – The Double Majority, April 28, 1859
one of several proposals for constitutional reform. Accusing the government of accepting the Union was “on its last legs,” McGee ...
Confederation as a Constitutional Moment: Leonid Sirota for Inside Policy
Canada’s Fathers of Confederation carried out a practical demonstration of how to solve constitutional and political problems, writes Leonid Sirota. ...
Alexander Galt, Speech in the Confederation Debates – February 7, 1865
Hon. Mr. GALT said,—Mr. Speaker, I trust the House will, on this occasion, extend to me the indulgence with which ...
Federation Dispatch II: Cartier, Ross and Galt to Lytton (Confidential), October 25, 1858
Dear Sir Edward: In the official communication which we have this day the honour to address to you, on the ...
The Federation Dispatch I: Cartier, Ross and Galt to Rt. Hon Edward George Bulwer-Lytton, Secretary of State for the Colonies, October 23, 1858
Sir, - We have the honour to submit for the consideration of Her Majesty’s Government that the Governor-General of Canada, ...
Alexander Galt’s Address to the Electors of the Town of Sherbrooke, August 17, 1858
GENTLEMEN: - My appointment to the office of Inspector-General having vacated my seat in the House of Assembly, it becomes ...
Alexander Galt’s Speech on Federation, Legislative Assembly, July 5 and 7, 1858
June 5, 1858 Mr. Galt said, in attempting to address the House on this occasion, he could not lose sight ...
Alexander Galt deserves celebration during Canada 150: Paul Martin in the Ottawa Citizen
Former prime minister Paul Martin argues that as Canadians celebrate Canada 150 they shouldn't forget the pivotal role Alexander Galt ...
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 ...
Alexander Tilloch Galt, Speech on the Proposed Union of the British North American Provinces – November 23, 1864
Delivered shortly after the Quebec Conference of October 1864, Alexander Galt presents the coalition government's comprehensive official case in favour ...
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Quebec’s dairy farmers are blocking free trade in Canada: Stuart J. Smyth for Reason
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How much did Canada’s trade retaliation and boycotts actually hurt the U.S.? Trevor Tombe in The Hub
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‘Far too serious for such uninformed, careless journalism’: MLI’s Mia Hughes pens formal complaint challenging Globe article on gender medicine
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Crisis of Conformity: The urgent need to restore open inquiry and free expression in Canada’s universities
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University of Toronto education project risks reinforcing Russian disinformation: Marcus Kolga in the National Post
