Legislative Council

(William Lyon Mackenzie era) Created by Constitutional Act, 52; Lord

Durham criticizes and suggests revision, 57; attitude of Lower Canada

Reformers to, 69; rejects three hundred and twenty-five bills in eight

years, 73; Sir John Colborne on, 268; collision with Assembly, 276;

should be elective, 277; Glenelg insists that it shall be non-elective,

324. (Lord Sydenham era) Its constitution, 77, 175; its activity under Constitutional br />
Act, 80; in Lower Canada English-speaking element dominant in, 81;

demand that it should be made elective, 84; Sydenham's description of,

220; enlarged by Sir George Arthur with good results, 220; members

opposed to union record their dissent, 231; (John Graves Simcoe era) Suspicious of later

Loyalist emigration, 57. (Lord Dorchester era) Appointed under Quebec Act, first meeting

of, 90; how composed, 269; its power of veto, 277; its sympathies with

governor and against people, 277. (Sir Frederick Haldimand era) Its welcome to Haldimand,

117-118; composition of, 175; statement made regarding power of, 188;

sees Haldimand depart, 309; changes in membership of, at change of

governor, 314.