Confederation on Canada
London Conference
The London conference was held in London, United Kingdom in 1866, and it was the last conference that led to the Canadian confederation. Politicians from the Province of Canada, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia gathered to meet with the British government in London. The purpose of the meeting was to draft the British North America Act, and they also chose and approved the name Canada, Québec, and Ontario in this meeting.
The British North American Act was passed at this meeting, while still abiding by the rules of the Quebec act. There we 72 points.
Some of the points are:
-Currency and Coinage
-Weights and Measures
-Copyrights
-Indians and Lands reserved for the Indians
- Postal Service
-The Public Debt and Property
-The borrowing of Money on the Public Credit
-The Regulation of Trade and Commerce
-The Census and Statistics
-Navigation and Shipping
Who were the representatives?
16 representatives from Nova Scotia and New Brunswick attended, including John A. Macdonald (conservative), George Étienne Cartier, Alexander Galt and George Brown (liberal).
This conference took place on December 4th, 1866
Quebec Confrence
Canada West fought for the idea of confederation so that they could be a strong nation. They fought so that the future of Canada can be united and they could have a better life for the citizens of the colonies. The Quebec conference was held on October 10 to the 24th And lasted two weeks. About a month after they met in Quebec city and had a private chat about what they debated and socialized from the last time they met on October 10th to 27th.
Representatives
There were 37 Fathers of Confederation, including George Brown and John A. Macdonald as Canada West representatives. George Brown being with the Liberals, and Macdonald with the Conservatives.
This conference took place from October 10th-24th 1864
Charlottetown Conference
George Brown
George Etienne Cartier
Nova Scotia
~Charles Tupper
~ Attorney General, William Alexander Henry
~Robert Barry Dickey
~ Liberal Leader, Adams George Archibald
New Brunswick
~Reform Premier, Samuel Leonard Tilley
~ Attorney General John Mercer Johnson
~ Minister, William Henry Steeves
~Veteran Conservative, Edward Barron Chandler
~John Hamilton Gray
Prince Edward Island
~Conservative Premier John Hamilton Gray
~ William Henry Pope
~Edward Palmer
~ Liberals, George Coles and Andrew A. Macdonald
~ Three Delegates, Palmer, Coles and Macdonald
Leaders
John Hamilton Grey
William Henry Pope
Edward Palmer
Liberals George Coles
Andrew A. Mcdonald
The First of the three conferences, The Charlottetown conference was made to find out how to unite the Atlantic colonies (Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and PEI) , It was also made to agree or disagree to the confederation to Canada.
John A.Macdonald
The representatives
This Conference took place on September 1st-9th in 1867
