Quebec Conference 1864
To discuss terms of Confederation. =Index=:
(Sir Georges E. Cartier era) Cauchon's commentaries on the resolutions, 24. (George Brown Era) Division of
authority between federal and provincial Legislatures, 163; residuary
powers, 163-164; constitution of the Senate, 164-165; financial
question, 165; resolutions adopted, 165; George Brown on, 165-166;
delegates tour Canada, 166; its character defined, 205. (Joseph Howe era) Frames
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scheme of Confederation, 178-179; Howe opposes the scheme, 185-191. (Sir John A Macdonald era)
Meets at Quebec, Oct. 10, 1864, to discuss union of provinces, 104;
Tache selected as chairman, 104; deliberations behind closed doors, 105;
passes seventy-two resolutions along main lines upon which Confederation
was finally accomplished, 106; Macdonald's notes on, 106; legislative
vs. federal union, 107-109, 245-247; financial relations of provinces
and Dominion, 110; constitution of Senate, 110-112; question of
representation, 112-113. (Tilley era) Deals with Intercolonial Railway question,
54; history of, 76-80. =Bib.=: Pope, Confederation Documents;
Cauchon, Union of the Provinces; Whelan, Union of the British
Provinces; Rawlings, Confederation of the British North American
Provinces; Confederation Debates.