PPAS 3135 Lecture Notes - 1926 Imperial Conference, Culture Of The United Kingdom, Lower Canada

• School: York University
• Department: Public Policy and Administration Studies
• Course: PPAS 3135
• Professor: Sirvan Karimi

Document Summary

Quebec act allowed french to keep language, and culture (made by british empire) American revolution people try to escape to canada maritimes division between upper and lower. Canada different colonies and institutions, both wanted individual government separate of that from the british appointed governments. Lord durham royal commissions officer: simulation (which was rejected) and to unify these two colonies to make one entity -> came to be known as the province of canada 1840. The most significant factor that led to confederation was based on economic basis. Political reason: federalism has a divisional power to allow provincial government to be individual as well as join in together government. Quebec can have it"s own culture, language and religion and yet join in on canadian government. Military reason: at the time it was a small military and colonies within canada feared attacks from.