Document Information Date: 1858-07-07 By: Province of Canada (Parliament), Montreal Herald Citation: “Provincial Parliament. Legislative Assembly. Wednesday, July 7” Montreal Herald (10 July 1858). Other formats: Click here to view the original document (PDF). Click here for the beginning of the debate on July 5. PROVINCIAL PARLIAMENT. LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY. Wednesday, July 7. FEDERAL UNION. Mr. Galt, in resuming the subject of a Federal Union of the British Provinces, said his resolutions were intended to show that it would be good policy for the Province to change its method of Government.… Read more “Provincial Parliament. Legislative Assembly. Wednesday, July 7”, Montreal Herald (10 July 1858) →
Document Information Date: 1858-07-05 By: Province of Canada (Parliament), Montreal Herald Citation: “Provincial Parliament. Legislative Assembly. Monday, July 5” Montreal Herald (8 July 1858). Other formats: Click here to view the original document (PDF). PROVINCIAL PARLIAMENT. LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY. Monday, July 5. REPRESENTATION BY POPULATION. The House then commenced the discussion upon the Hon. Mr. Cameron’s motion for the first reading of the bill relative to Representation, and on the Hon. Mr. Cauchon’s amendment, “That the bill be read a first time this day three months,” and Mr. John Cameron’s amendment… Read more “Provincial Parliament. Legislative Assembly. Monday, July 5”, Montreal Herald (8 July 1858) →
Document Information Date: 1858-06-09 By: Province of Canada (Parliament), The Globe Citation: “Provincial Parliament” The Globe (11 June 1858). Other formats: Provincial Parliament. HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY (Reported for the Globe.) WEDNESDAY, June 9. REPRESENTATION BY POPULATION. (Continued.) Atty. Gen. CARTIER spoke of the speech of the hon. gentleman for Toronto, as being devoid of argument. The subject had been referred to, as though it were a question affecting Upper Canada only; but, he wished to inform the house that it affected Lower Canada equally as much as Upper Canada. (Hear,… Read more Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Representation by Population (Continued), 6th Parl, 1st Sess (9 June 1858) →
Document Information Date: 1858-06-09 By: Province of Canada (Parliament), Montreal Herald Citation: “Provincial Parliament” Montreal Herald (12 June 1858). Other formats: Click here to view the original document (PDF). PROVINCIAL PARLIAMENT LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY WEDNESDAY, June 9, 1858 REPRESENTATION OF THE PROVINCE Mr. M. CAMERON was now prepared to introduce a short bill on the representation question, laying down nothing more than the principle of the proprietary basing it on equitable grounds without reference to a dividing line between the Province. He contended that territory ought not to have any influence… Read more Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Representation of the Province, 6th Parl, 1st Sess (9 June 1858) →
Document Information Date: 1858-06-09 By: Province of Canada (Parliament), The Globe Citation: “House of Assembly” The Globe (10 June 1858). Other formats: HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY (Reported for the Globe) WEDNESDAY, June 9. REPRESENTATION BY POPULATION Hon. Mr. CAMERON moved for leave to introduce a bill to alter, amend, and regulate the Representation of the Province. He said he had attempted to introduce this bill at an early period of the session, but it was not then written out in full, and its introduction was objected to. Considerable time had since… Read more Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Representation by Population, 6th Parl, 1st Sess (9 June 1858) →
Document Information Date: 1858-05-20 By: Province of Canada (Parliament), The Globe Citation: “House of Assembly,” The Globe (21 May 1858). Other formats: DOUBLE MAJORITY The debate on this subject was then resumed by Hon. Mr. CAUCHON who in reference to the debate of the preceding evening, remarked that the Procincial Secretary had said he had never been against the Double Majority although of course he understood it in his own sense. But the hon. Commissioner of Public Works had declared the Double Majority to be an immorality and an impossibility.… Read more Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Double Majority, Globe Version (20 May 1858) →
Document Information Date: 1858-05-19 By: Province of Canada (Parliament), The Globe Citation: “House of Assembly”, The Globe (22 May 1858). Other formats: THE DOUBLE MAJORITY. The House then resumed consideration of Mr. Thibaudeau’s motion:— “That in the opinion of this House any attempt at legislation which would affect one section of the Province in opposition to the [illegible] of the majority of the representatives of that section, would produce consequences which would be detrimental to the welfare of the Province, and give rise to great injustice.” And of Hon. Mr.… Read more Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Double Majority, Globe Version (19 May 1858) →
Document Information Date: 1858-05-19 By: Province of Canada (Parliament), The Montreal Herald Citation: “Provincial Parliament”, The Montreal Herald (22 May 1858). Other formats: Click here to view the original document (PDF). THE DOUBLE MAJORITY On the motion of hon. Attorney General MACDONALD, the orders of the day were called. The first was the further consideration of Mr. Thibaudeau’s motion—“That in the opinion of this House any attempt at legislation which would affect one section of the Province [illegible] of the majority of the representatives of that section, [illegible] consequences which… Read more Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Double Majority (19 May 1858) →