HIS263Y1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 20: Local Exchange Trading System, Collective Security, Joseph Howe
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The representatives came together to draft a constitutions. 72 resolutions they wrote in quebec to make framework for a constitution they sent to. Asking for a government with divided powers. Want to have provincial governments with responsibilities for local matters. Macdonald = legislative union with central government. Brown = wanted both strong central and provincial governments. Cartier = wanted a strong federal influence but didn"t want quebec to suffer culturally: confederation is not actually clear to make everyone think they got what they wanted, 72 resolutions pretty much become the bna. Prince edward island: concerned, had provincial debt, and land disputes most people tenant farmers. Charles tupper (ns: politicians supported confed, but the people opposed it, tupper was premier and waited it out, 72 resolutions go through the government and gets passed. Albert smith (nb) - anti: 1865 election is elected an anti-group, lieutenant says england wants it, smith"s government will fall because didn"t function together.
