Document Information Date: 1886-09-09 By: UK (House of Commons) Citation: UK, HC, “British North American Provinces—The Confederation—Nova Scotia“, vol 308 (1886), col 1723. Other formats: Click here to view the original document BRITISH NORTH AMERICAN PROVINCES—THE CONFEDERATION—NOVA SCOTIA. SIR THOMAS ESMONDE (Dublin Co., S.) asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies, Whether information has reached showing that the people of Nova Scotia are opposed to the confederate form of Government under which they live; whether they have made several attempts to secure more favourable terms from the Home Government;… Read more UK, HC, “British North American Provinces—The Confederation—Nova Scotia”, vol 308 (1886), cols 1723-1724 →
Document Information Date: 1868-06-16 By: UK (House of Commons) Citation: UK, HC, “Nova Scotia—British North American Confederation“, vol 192 (1868), col 1658. Other formats: Click here to view the original document NOVA SCOTIA—BRITISH NORTH AMERICAN CONFEDERATION. MOTION FOR AN ADDRESS. MR. BRIGHT Sir, about a month ago—on the 15th of May last—I presented a petition to the House from the representatives of the colony of Nova Scotia, and I now rise for the purpose of calling attention to that petition, and to statements made in it, and of proposing what… Read more UK, HC, “Nova Scotia—British North American Confederation”, vol 192 (1868), cols 1658-1696 →
Document Information Date: 2025-08-04 By: PrimaryDocuments.ca Citation: PrimaryDocuments.ca, The Preamble: Compilation of primary documents to assist in interpreting the public meaning of the Preamble of the Constitution Act, 1867, First Ed. (August 2025). Other formats: Click here to view the original document (PDF). Constitution Act, 1867: The Preamble Compilation of primary documents to assist in interpreting the Preamble of the Constitution Act, 1867 Contents Part 1 The Preamble in Successive Drafts from the Quebec Resolutions, 1864 to the Constitution Act, 1867 Part 2 Debates on the Preamble in the Confederation… Read more REPORT: “A Constitution Similar in Principle to the UK”, The Preamble of the Constitution Act, 1867 →
ANNOUNCEMENT: A SECOND, EXPANDED EDITION WILL BE RELEASED IN SPRING OF 2025 AND CAN BE DOWNLOADED HERE. Previous Edition: First Edition (2021) Materials from the John A. Macdonald Papers at Library and Archives Canada (MG26 A) (I.) first working draft (26 October 1864) (II.) second working draft (26-27 October 1864) (III.) third working draft (27 October 1864) (IV.) fourth working draft (27 October 1864) (V.) The Quebec Resolutions, as adopted in the legislature of the Province of Canada (14 March 1865) Materials from the George Brown Papers at Library and Archives… Read more Quebec Collection, Post-Publication DRAFT →
Primary Document companions to “resolutions on Indians, ferries, etc., amended copy” in Charles Dumais, The Quebec Resolutions (CCF, 2025), pp. 215-217. Click on each link to view the originals below: MG 26, A, Vol. 46, 18035 MG 26, A, Vol. 46, 18033
Primary Document companions to “Secretary Hewitt Bernard’s report of discussions at Quebec” in Charles Dumais, The Quebec Resolutions (CCF, 2025), pp. 157-178. Click on each link to view the originals below: Joseph Pope, Confederation Being a Series of Hitherto Unpublished Documents Bearing On the British North America Act (1895), pp. 53-88. Bernard’s original handwritten notes and transcripts (unsorted)
Primary Document companions to “Secretary Hewitt Bernard’s ‘Minutes of the Proceedings at Quebec’” in Charles Dumais, The Quebec Resolutions (CCF, 2025), pp. 125-155. Click on each link to view the originals below: MG26-A, Vol. 46, 18109-18117: Bernard’s typed transcript MG 26-A, Vol. 46, 18100-18108 (copy 1) MG26-A, Vol. 46, 18118-18126 (copy 2) Joseph Pope, Confederation Being a Series of Hitherto Unpublished Documents Bearing On the British North America Act (1895), pp. 1-38. Bernard’s original handwritten notes and transcripts (unsorted)
Primary Document companions to “Hon. Edward Whelan’s (PEI) Informal Record at Quebec” in Charles Dumais, The Quebec Resolutions (CCF, 2025), pp. 181-195. Click on each link to view the originals below: The Examiner (Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island), October 10 – November 14, 1864 October 10, 1864 October 17, 1864 October 24, 1864 October 31, 1864 November 7, 1864 November 14, 1864