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Date: [prob. December, 1866-February, 1867]
By: John A. Macdonald, British North American Delegates
Citation: John A. Macdonald Fonds, Drafts of the British North America Act, 1867 – George Étienne Cartier notes re Senate and deadlock mechanism, n.d. [prob. December, 1866-February, 1867] (MG 26 A, Vol. 47/1, p. 18304).
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18304

Cartier

Legislative union. No such would have been agreed to by Lower Canada

Protection

3 Sections – Each section dependent on British Govt.

There must be a means to prevent a Vote of Supply

I will explain to my people that the section will have a voice in the “dead lock”

UPSIDE DOWN:

Preamble should embrace Responsible Government