Chapter 1 Flashcards
What did the report Durham say the 2 problems were?
- An ethnic conflict between the French Canadians and the English
- Absence of real democracy
What were the solutions proposed by Durham?
- To assimilate the French Canadians by immigration (rendering them a minority)
- Unite the two canadas
- Establish a responsible government
What was the consequence of the Durham report?
L’Acte d’Union (1840)
What did the L’Acte D’Union change?
- Unification of the two canadas to make Canada-Uni
- L’assemblée legislative was made up of equal deputes.
3.The responsible government was not instituted
What were the disadvantages that the French Canadians experience with L’Acte D’Union
- Even though there were more French Canadians, there was still equal representation (42 députées)
2.The debts are fused together, even though Haut-Canada had more debt than Bas-Canada.
3.English was the official language, although French was tolerated.
Who wanted a responsible government?
Baldwin and La Fontaine
When was the gouvernement responsable established?
1848
What did the responsible gouvernent change in our administrative system?
- The conseil exécutif was now chosen by the assemblée legislative
- The governor could not intervene with the conseil exécutif
Why was the equal representation a problem?
Because you had to have majority in both of Canadians government to pass laws
What is an example of ministry instability?
They went through 10 minority governments in 10 years.
Who wanted rep by pop?
George Brown
Why did george brown want rep by pop?
Because now that the population of Haut-Canada is higher than Bas-Canada, it is favorable for the English Canadians.
When did Royaume-Uni get rid of the tarifs?
1846
When was the Traité de Réciprocité?
1854
How long and when did the traité de réciprocité end?
12 years\1866