A Manual of the Constitutional History of Canada from the Earliest Period to the Year 1888; Including the British North America Act, 1867, and a Digest of Judicial Decisions on Questions of Legislative JurisdictionDawson Brothers, 1888 - 238 pages |
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... effect in quieting the minds and promoting the happiness of our Canadian subjects . " The new constitution came into force in October , 1774. The Act sets forth among the reasons for legis- lation that the provisions made by the ...
... effect in quieting the minds and promoting the happiness of our Canadian subjects . " The new constitution came into force in October , 1774. The Act sets forth among the reasons for legis- lation that the provisions made by the ...
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... effect of creating harmony , since the French would be left in the majority in one section , and the British in the other.1 The Quebec Act , it was generally admitted , had not promoted the prosperity or happiness of the people . Great ...
... effect of creating harmony , since the French would be left in the majority in one section , and the British in the other.1 The Quebec Act , it was generally admitted , had not promoted the prosperity or happiness of the people . Great ...
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... effects of the agitation which the revolutionists and their emissaries endeavoured to keep up in the provinc . In the lower or maritime colonies , no disturbance occurred , 2 and the leaders of the popular party were among the first to ...
... effects of the agitation which the revolutionists and their emissaries endeavoured to keep up in the provinc . In the lower or maritime colonies , no disturbance occurred , 2 and the leaders of the popular party were among the first to ...
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... effect from date of passage . 6 Christie , V. 48-9 . Sir John Colborne was only administrator at this time . 7 For instructions , in part , to Lord Durham and his remarks in the House of Lords on accepting the office , see Christie V ...
... effect from date of passage . 6 Christie , V. 48-9 . Sir John Colborne was only administrator at this time . 7 For instructions , in part , to Lord Durham and his remarks in the House of Lords on accepting the office , see Christie V ...
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... effect that " no time should be lost in proposing to Parliament a bill for restoring the union of the Canadas under one legislature , and reconstructing them as one province . " On no point did he dwell more strongly than on the ab ...
... effect that " no time should be lost in proposing to Parliament a bill for restoring the union of the Canadas under one legislature , and reconstructing them as one province . " On no point did he dwell more strongly than on the ab ...
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