HISB40H3 Lecture Notes - Lower Canada, Joseph Howe, Bicameralism
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Major causal factors: fear of the u. s, desire for expansion- growth and make more 9098 Opportunity to grow into hudson"s bay territory. Opportunity for the empire to grow- push towards confederation. All the delegates present had general agreements. No requirement of standardized language and currency. Nation maintain a high degree of localized sovereignty. Macdonald favoured centralism: central, strongly empowered government, commented on the central war. Maritimes and lower canada afraid of losing autonomy: fear of losing to the majority (anglophones) Cartier offered to compromise: wanted strong physical powers at the government. Education, language, civil rights, property rights (provincial levels) Disallowance: didn"t agree with cartier, legislative union of disguise, empower was the rule in the. Bicameral legislature- 2 hands/bodies: lower house: rep by population, upper house: regional, based on class inherit positions through father. But, how to provide it: regionally, 24 maritimes, 24 ontario, 24 quebec. Appointment of senators: by federal government.
