HISB40H3 Lecture Notes - Great Coalition, Constitutional Basis Of Taxation In Australia, Premier Of Prince Edward Island
Document Summary
Bna act 1867, residual power, grits, grand trunk r. r, confederate, intercolonial r. r. Rouges, dorian, tupper, tilley, fenians, albert smith, residual power, property and civil rights and matters of a local or private nature , albert smith, The making of canada, 1864-1873: origins of confederation: the great coalition (political deadlock, financial troubles, economic considerations, us military threat/british military withdrawal) Business of government in province of canada was not good. Legislative committee recommended confederation of all colonies. Leader of grit party george brown talked with liberal party leader macdonald agreed to this idea so creating a new country was put in place. People saw this as rescuing government from its debt. 1850 government of canada was on brink of financial collapse borrowed too much money to make railroads, way of generating more trade: not a new idea. Political deadlock and ongoing financial crisis made this notion a good idea.
