The Emergence of the Federal Concept in Canada 1839-1845 / / William Ormsby.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter University of Toronto Press eBook-Package Archive 1933-1999
• VerfasserIn: Ormsby, William,
• Place / Publishing House: Toronto : : University of Toronto Press, , [2019]; ©1969
• Year of Publication: 2019
• Language: English
• Series: Heritage
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (160 p.)
• Other title: Frontmatter --; PREFACE --; CONTENTS --; INTRODUCTION --; CHAPTER ONE. THE ROOTS OF UNION --; CHAPTER TWO. LORD DURHAM'S MISSION --; CHAPTER THREE. IN THE WAKE OF THE DURHAM REPORT --; CHAPTER FOUR. PRELUDE TO UNION --; CHAPTER FIVE. FINAL PREPARATION --; CHAPTER SIX. A THIN VEIL OF SUCCESS --; CHAPTER SEVEN. TRANSFORMATION --; EPILOGUE --; NOTES --; BIBLIOGRAPHY --; INDEX
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9781487582739; 9783110490947
• DOI: 10.3138/9781487582739
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: William Ormsby.

The aim of this study is to disentangle the theme of federalism from that of responsible government, and to suggest that the two questions of responsible government and assimilation may be considered as two parallel themes which merge only occasionally. The author believes that the primary objective of the Canadian union of 1841 was the assimilation of French Canada, and when it became evident that that was an unrealistic objective, the inherent dualism in the United Province of Canada led to the emergence of a federal concept. This important new interpretation of the background of the French Canadian question provides a fresh approach to the present situation in Quebec. (Canadian Studies in History and Government No. 14)