Category: Section 92 (5) [Constitution Act, 1867]

John A. Macdonald Fonds, Drafts of the London Resolutions – first working draft, copy 1 (4 December 1866)

Document Information Date: 1866-12-04 By: John A. Macdonald Citation: John A. Macdonald Fonds, Drafts of the London Resolutions – first working draft, copy 1, December 4th, 1866 (MG 26 A, Vol. 46, pp. 18184-18190). Other formats: Click here to view the original document (PDF). Notes: The transcription for this document has not transcribed the handwritten notes. For those please consult the PDF. The transcription still needs to be verified for accuracy. REPORT Of resolutions adopted at a Conference of Delegates from the Provinces of Canada, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick,… Read more John A. Macdonald Fonds, Drafts of the London Resolutions – first working draft, copy 1 (4 December 1866)

Nova Scotia, House of Assembly, Debates and Proceedings: Union of the Colonies (10 April 1865)

Document Information Date: 1865-04-10 By: Nova Scotia (House of Assembly) Citation: Nova Scotia, House of Assembly, Debates and Proceedings, 23rd Parl, 2nd Sess, 1865 at 202-217. Other formats: Click here to view the original document (PDF). Click here to view the rest of Nova Scotia’s Confederation Debates for 1865. DEBATES AND PROCEEDINGS OF THE HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY OF NOVA SCOTIA. 1865. MONDAY, April 10. UNION OF THE COLONIES. Speech of the Hon. Provincial Secretary. (p. 203  in the Primary Document) Charles Tupper [Cumberland, Provincial Secretary] then rose and addressed the… Read more Nova Scotia, House of Assembly, Debates and Proceedings: Union of the Colonies (10 April 1865)

Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Journals of the Legislative Assembly [Quebec Resolutions as Adopted] (14 March 1865)

Document Information Date: 1865-03-14 By: Province of Canada (Parliament) Citation: Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Journals of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, 1866 at 202-209. Other formats: Click here to view the original document (PDF). Resolutions adopted at a Conference of Delegates from the Provinces of Canada, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick, and the Colonies of Newfoundland and Prince Edward Island, held at the City of Quebec, October 10th of 1864, as the basis of a proposed Confederation of those Provinces and Colonies.… Read more Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Journals of the Legislative Assembly [Quebec Resolutions as Adopted] (14 March 1865)

Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (14 March 1865)

Document Information Date: 1865-03-14 By: Province of Canada (Parliament) Citation: Province of Canada, Parliament, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, 1865 at 1032 & “Provincial Parliament”, [Quebec] Morning Chronicle (15 March 1865). Other formats: Click here and here to view the original document (PDF). Note: All endnotes come from our recent publication, Charles Dumais & Michael Scott (ed.), The Confederation Debates in the Province of Canada (CCF, 2022). Click here to view the rest of the Confederation Debates.… Read more Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (14 March 1865)

John A. Macdonald Papers, The Quebec Resolutions, As Adopted in the Legislature of the Province of Canada (14 March 1865)

Document Information Date: 1865-03-14 By: John A. Macdonald, Province of Canada (Parliament) Citation: John A. Macdonald, Drafts of the Quebec Resolutions, final version as debated and adopted in the legislature of the Province of Canada, March 15, 1865 (MG 26 A, Vol. 46, pp. 18210-18216). Other formats: Click here to view the original document (PDF). Click for our e-book from which the transcription and footnotes come from: Charles Dumais, The Quebec Resolutions: Including Several Never-Published Preliminary Drafts by George Brown and John A. Macdonald & a Collection of all Previously-Published… Read more John A. Macdonald Papers, The Quebec Resolutions, As Adopted in the Legislature of the Province of Canada (14 March 1865)

Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (9 March 1865)

Document Information Date: 1865-03-09 By: Province of Canada (Parliament) Citation: Province of Canada, Parliament, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, 1865 at 814-893. Other formats: Click here to view the original document (PDF). Note: All endnotes come from our recent publication, Charles Dumais & Michael Scott (ed.), The Confederation Debates in the Province of Canada (CCF, 2022). Click here to view the rest of the Confederation Debates. The Order of the Day being read, for resuming the adjourned… Read more Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (9 March 1865)

Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (8 March 1865)

    Document Information Date: 1865-03-08 By: Province of Canada (Parliament) Citation: Province of Canada, Parliament, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, 1865 at 770-814. Other formats: Click here to view the original document (PDF). Note: All endnotes come from our recent publication, Charles Dumais & Michael Scott (ed.), The Confederation Debates in the Province of Canada (CCF, 2022). Click here to view the rest of the Confederation Debates. Petitions[1] Antoine-Aimé Dorion [Hochelaga] presented four petitions against Confederation.… Read more Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (8 March 1865)

Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (6 March 1865)

Document Information Date: 1865-03-06 By: Province of Canada (Parliament) Citation: Province of Canada, Parliament, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, 1865 at 648-702. Other formats: Click here to view the original document (PDF). Note: All endnotes come from our recent publication, Charles Dumais & Michael Scott (ed.), The Confederation Debates in the Province of Canada (CCF, 2022). Click here to view the rest of the Confederation Debates. John A. Macdonald [Kingston, Attorney-General West]—Before the debate on the resolutions… Read more Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (6 March 1865)