POLS 3210 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Charlottetown Conference, American Civil War, Canadian Confederation
12 Feb 2017
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Family compacts and chateau clique representative institutions without representative government. Lord durham"s report (1838) recommended united canada. Exaggerated what they had in common for the purposes of achieving a political compromise (vipond) Head of maritime union, crash charlottetown conference (1864) agree to meet again, agree to design a federation. Delegates from each colony representatives from government and opposition. 3 main elements: federal division of powers residual clause (feds, bicameral parliament house (rep by population)/ senate (appointed, provincial debts covered. Canadian confederation created one of the world"s most successful long lasting democracies. Ajzenstat: it is scandalous that confederation debates have been ignored goldmind for understanding canada. Advantages to union english vs. french economic security relieve british administrators western expansion. Canada had three (really four) options: dissolution of union between canadas, representation by population, a federal or legislative union. Maritimes and lower canada reluctant to lose their individuality. Necessary to devise a union to persevere separate provincial organizations.
