The Struggle for Responsible Government in the North-West Territories 1870–97 (2nd Edition) / / Lewis H. Thomas.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter University of Toronto Press eBook-Package Archive 1933-1999
• VerfasserIn: Thomas, Lewis H.,
• Place / Publishing House: Toronto : : University of Toronto Press, , [2019]; ©1978
• Year of Publication: 2019
• Language: English
• Series: Heritage
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (318 p.)

When Canada acquired the Hudson’s Bay Company territory in 1870 the federal government was faced with the challenge of governing an area comprising more than half the nation. Following the creation of the province of Manitoba, Parliament provided a territorial government for the vast region of northwest Canada and northern Quebec and Ontario. This classic study of the political development of the area now comprising the provinces of Alberta and Saskatchewan describe the complex process of territorial struggle and constitutional change which marked the transition from the administration of imperial authority to the establishment of responsible government in western Canada. The historical pattern is still in process in Canada’s northern territories, and in this new edition Professor Thomas discusses the implications of the western experience for present political and constitutional questions.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Preface to the Second Edition -- Preface to the Second Edition -- Contents -- Maps -- Tables -- Abbreviations -- PART 1. The Establishment of the Territorial System -- CHAPTER ONE. A Temporary Government for the Territories -- CHAPTER TWO. The Evolution of Federal Government Policy 1869-70 -- CHAPTER THREE. The Territorial Government at Winnipeg 1870-76 -- CHAPTER FOUR. The Territorial Government at Battleford 1876-82 -- PART 2. The Movement for Territorial Autonomy -- CHAPTER FIVE. The Ascendency of the Lieutenant-Governor 1883-88 -- CHAPTER SIX. The Establishment of the Legislative Assembly 1888 -- CHAPTER SEVEN. The Advisory Council and Governor Royal 1888-91 -- CHAPTER EIGHT. The Executive Committee and Governor Royal 1891-93 -- CHAPTER NINE. The Achievement of Responsible Government 1894-97 -- CHAPTER TEN. Reflections on Territorial Government 1897-1970 -- Note on Sources -- Index