Document Information Date: 1859-02-28 By: Province of Canada (Parliament), Thompson’s Mirror of Parliament Citation: Issues 1-45, Thompson’s Mirror of Parliament (1859-1860). Other formats: Click here to view the original document (PDF). Why Is There No Text? This document has not yet been transcribed. Help us out by transcribing the PDF into a text file and emailing it to pd@theccf.ca. Your help will make PrimaryDocuments.ca the most complete word-searchable electronic repository of documents relating to the Canadian constitution. For more information consult our Be a Contributor page.
Document Information Date: 1859-02-14 By: Province of Canada (Legislative Assembly) Citation: Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Journals of the Legislative Assembly, 1859 at 45-62. Other formats: Click here to view the original document (PDF). […] That any Correspondence which His Excellency may be pleased to place in our hands, respecting the possibility of uniting, by some tie of a federal character, the British Colonies in North America, will receive our attentive consideration; as will also any Despatches from Her Majesty’s Secretary of State, in relation to questions affecting the Hudson’s… Read more Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Journals of the Legislative Assembly, Address in Reply (14 February 1859) →
Document Information Date: 1859-02-08 By: Province of Canada (Legislative Assembly) Citation: Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Journals of the Legislative Assembly, 1859 at 33-34. Other formats: Click here to view the original document (PDF). The House resumed the said adjourned Debate. And the Question being put on the Amendment to the said proposed Amendment; the House divided; and it passed in the Negative. And the Question being again proposed on the Amendment to the original Question; Mr. Archambeault moved, in amendment to the said proposed Amendment, seconded by Mr. Coutlée,… Read more Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Journals of the Legislative Assembly, Address in Reply, Representation by Population Amendment (8 February 1859) →
Document Information Date: 1859-02-04 By: Province of Canada (Legislative Assembly) Citation: Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Journals of the Legislative Assembly, 1859 at 26-27. Other formats: Click here to view the original document (PDF). And the Question on the Amendment being again proposed; The House resumed the said adjourned Debate. Mr. Hogan moved, in Amendment to the said proposed Amendment, seconded by Mr. Wallbridge, That the words, the fundamental principle of the representative system, and one of the most important advantages resulting from it, is the right of the majority… Read more Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Journals of the Legislative Assembly, Address in Reply, Representation by Population Amendment (4 February 1859) →
Document Information Date: 1859-01-29 By: Province of Canada (Legislative Assembly) Citation: Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Journals of the Legislative Assembly, 1859 at 9-10. Other formats: Click here to view the original document (PDF). […] The possibility of uniting, by some tie of a federal character, the British Colonies in North America, has formed the subject of correspondence, which will be placed in your hands. […]
Document Information Date: 1858-07-29 By: Province of Canada (Parliament), Montreal Herald Citation: “Provincial Parliament. Defeat and Resignation of the Ministry” Montreal Herald (30 July 1858). Other formats: Click here to view the original document (PDF). PROVINCIAL PARLIAMENT. Defeat and Resignation of the Ministry. LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY. Toronto, July 29. The Seat of Government Question again came up last night, on a motion of Mr. Thibaudeau, expressive of regret that Her Majesty had selected Ottawa as the future Capital; that city being unacceptable to a large majority of the Canadian people. The… Read more Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Defeat and Resignation of the Ministry, 6th Parl, 1st Sess (29 July 1858) →
Document Information Date: 1858-07-28 By: Province of Canada (Parliament), Montreal Herald Citation: “Legislative Assembly” Montreal Herald (31 July 1858). Other formats: Click here to view the original document (PDF). REPEAL OF THE UNION. The House then went into the further consideration of Mr. Mackenzie’s motion—that the political union between Upper and Lower Canada occasions great discontent to a large portion of Her Majesty’s subjects, and asking for a repeal of it; and of Dr. Connor’s amendment “That the Union cannot be attended with happy results so long as territorial distinction… Read more Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, 6th Parl, 1st Sess (28 July 1858) →
Document Information Date: 1858-07-28 By: Province of Canada (Parliament), Montreal Herald Citation: “By Telegraph. Provincial Parliament.” Montreal Herald (28 July 1858). Other formats: Click here to view the original document (PDF). PROVINCIAL PARLIAMENT. LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY. Toronto, July 28. To-day, there came up the further consideration of Mr. Mackenzie’s motion “that the political union of Upper and Lower Canada occasions great discontent to a large portion of Her Majesty’s subjects”—and of Dr. Connor’s amendment, “that the Union cannot be attended with happy results so long as a territorial distinction is maintained… Read more Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Summary, 6th Parl, 1st Sess (28 July 1858) →