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Confederation

Confederation. It Finally Happens. Democracy. Democracy is the when the power is with the people They elect members to government through a vote Can replace government in the next election The more people who can (and do) vote the more democratic the system. What is Confederation?.

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Confederation

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  1. Confederation It Finally Happens

  2. Democracy • Democracy is the when the power is with the people • They elect members to government through a vote • Can replace government in the next election • The more people who can (and do) vote the more democratic the system.

  3. What is Confederation? • Confederation • A union between the colonies • Charlottetown (1864) • Delegates from NS, NB, PEI, Province of Canada • Newfoundland not invited until too late • Delegates gave speeches explaining their idea of Confederation and the benefits • Delegates decide a union would be a good idea • Delegate decided think more on these ideas and to hold a second meeting in Quebec, Canada East the next month

  4. Quebec Conference • Quebec Conference • Delegates from NS, NB, PEI, Province of Canada, and Newfoundland • Discussed for two weeks how union would work • Disagreement on how power was to be shared • Delegates take 72 resolutions back to the people of their province with the aim of convincing them it was a good idea.

  5. Debate: Why Confederation? • Threat from USA • American politicians begin talking about taking over the prairies for farmlands and the goldfields of BC • British government no longer interested • Easier to defend colonies if there was a union

  6. Debate: Why Confederation? • Trade • Colonies would benefit from a shared currency • Colonies would benefit from free trade between each other

  7. Debate: Why Confederation? • Railways • Shared cost of building a railway connecting the colonies for trade and transport of militia and soldiers if BNA invaded

  8. Debate: Why Confederation? • Land • People believed that as a union the colonies would be better able to buy more land in Rupert’s Land (owned by the Hudson’s Bay Company) for new immigrants. • Having more people out west would help keep Americans out.

  9. Decision Time • Winter of 1866-67 • Colonial delegates go to England to meet British Officials • Work on rules • British North America Act, 1867, became the set of rules and Canada’s first constitution • On July 1st, 1867 Queen signed the document creating the Dominion of Canada. • Colonies joining in 1867: • Province of Canada (Canada East & Canada West) • NB • NS

  10. 1870 Manitoba Northwest Territories 1871 British Columbia 1873 Prince Edward Island 1898 Yukon 1905 Saskatchewan Alberta 1949 Newfoundland (later called Newfoundland and Labrador ~ 2001) 1999 Nunavut (formed by splitting Northwest Territories) Expanding Confederation

  11. 1916 Manitoba Saskatchewan Alberta 1917 British Columbia Ontario 1918 Nova Scotia 1919 New Brunswick Yukon 1922 PEI 1925 Newfoundland 1940 Quebec 1951 Northwest Territories Women’s Right to Vote

  12. Right to Vote Milestones: Federal Government • Property qualifications • removed in 1948 • Asian Canadians • Right to vote given in 1948 • Inuit • Right to vote given in 1950 • First Nations • Right to vote given in 1960 • Age lowered in 1970 • 21 to 18

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