Document Information Date: 1866-07-14 By: The Globe Citation: “The Tariff Under Debate”, The Globe [Toronto] (2 August 1866). Other formats: The Tariff Under Debate Mr. Galt can hardly congratulate himself upon the way in which his proposed tariff stood the test of debate. The anxiety of members not to disturb the Government, while Confederation is pending, restrained many of those who disliked his scheme most from voting against it, but no one who had paid attention to the subject under discussion ventured to defend Mr. Galt’s scheme in its integrity.… Read more “The Tariff Under Debate”, The Globe (14 July 1866) →
Document Information Date: 1866-07-03 By: The Globe Citation: “Latest From Ottawa: The Local Constitutions of Upper and Lower Canada”, The Globe (3 July 1866). Other formats: Latest from Ottawa. The Local Constitutions of Upper and Lower Canada. GRAND TRUNK AMALGAMATION. (By Telegraph from Our Own Correspondent) OTTAWA, July 3, The following resolutions providing for the Local Governments and Legislatures of Lower and Upper Canada, respectively, when the union of the Provinces of British North America is effected, were submitted to the House this evening by Atty.-Gen. Macdonald, and are to… Read more “Latest from Ottawa: The Local Constitutions of Upper and Lower Canada”, The Globe (3 July 1866) →
Document Information Date: 1866-06-18 By: The Globe Citation: “Latest From Ottawa”, The Globe (18 June 1866). Other formats: LATEST FROM OTTAWA. Volunteers to be Withdrawn from Frontier—Losses by the Fenian Raids—The Local Constitution—Pointe au Pelee Island—Shrievalty of Sorel—Deputy Judgeship of Huron and Bruce—Insolvents—Central Railway. OTTAWA, June 16. The Government had decided to recall from the frontier service a large portion of the volunteer force. This action is taken with a due regard to the public safety, as well as from motives of economy. Should circumstances require it, the Government is… Read more “Latest From Ottawa”, The Globe (18 June 1866) →
Document Information Date: 1866-06-16 By: The Globe Citation: “From Ottawa”, The Globe (16 June 1866). Other formats: FROM OTTAWA Mr. Brown’s Explanations.—New Volunteer Companies at Montreal.—Dr. Ryerson.—Trade Commissioners’ Report. OTTAWA, Friday, June 15 . Hon. Mr Brown made his explanations this afternoon. There was a large audience in the galleries, who listened with deep interest. The ex-minister and ministers were most courteous to each other. Mr. Brown impressed every one by the sincerity of his manner. His objections to Legislative Reciprocity as against a Treaty, and his position that the… Read more “From Ottawa”, The Globe (16 June 1866) →
Document Information Date: 1866-06-15 By: Province of Canada (Parliament), The Globe Citation: “Provincial Parliament”, The Globe (16 June 1866) & “Provincial Parliament”, The Globe (18 June 1866). Other formats: LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY FRIDAY, JUNE 15, 1866[1] HON. MR. BROWN’S RESIGNATION John A. Macdonald [Kingston, Attorney-General West and Minister of Militia] said, before the orders of the day are called, and in accordance with the arrangements of yesterday, I propose to call the attention of the House to the changes that have taken place in the Administration since last session. The explanations,… Read more Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, [The Globe version], 8th Parl, 4th Sess (15 June 1866) →
Document Information Date: 1866-06-11 By: Province of Canada (Parliament), The Globe Citation: “Legislative Assembly”, The Globe (14 June 1866). Other formats: LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY. —— (Continuation of Monday’s Debate.) OTTAWA, June 11. Hon. Mr. HOLTON asked if it was the intention of the Government to submit during this session a scheme for the local legislatures of Canada, and, if so, when it was to be brought down. Hon. JOHN A. MACDONALD said the paragraph in the address had distinct reference to the subject of local legislatures, and that it was the… Read more Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly [Local Constitutions, The Globe version] (11 June 1866) →
Document Information Date: 1866-02-28 By: The Globe Citation: “The Pacific Colonies”, The Globe (28 February 1866). Other formats: THE PACIFIC COLONIES. The question of Union is again under discussion in the Pacific colonies. About a year ago, the House of Assembly, of Vancouver Island, passed resolutions in favour of immediate union with British Columbia, and called upon the Home Government to effect this, and frame a constitution for the united colonies. No word having been received as to what was being done by the Colonial office, the House of Assembly,… Read more “The Pacific Colonies”, The Globe (28 February 1866) →
Document Information Date: 1865-11-29 By: The Scotsmen Citation: “British America”, The Scotsman [Edinburgh] (29 November 1865). Other formats: BRITISH AMERICA. QUEBEC, November 17, 1865. IN CANADA and the neighbouring provinces the public mind is at present solely occupied, so far as it can be said to be occupied at all, with the questions fo Confederation and Reciprocity. The Fenian movement has for some weeks formed a diversion amusing rather than exciting in its nature, people in Canada regarding the very explicit details of Canadian Fenianism which appear in the New… Read more “British America”, The Scotsman (29 November 1865) →