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Political Deadlock

Political Deadlock. An Internal Cause of Confederation. Rising Action. The Province of Canada was formed in 1841 by the British Parliament however in 1860, the parliament was not operating.

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Political Deadlock

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  1. Political Deadlock An Internal Cause of Confederation

  2. Rising Action • The Province of Canada was formed in 1841 by the British Parliament however in 1860, the parliament was not operating. • Canada was a united province because it shared a single legislative however the views, goals and priorities of Canada East and West were not united. • In Canada East, many members of parliament wanted an end to the seigneurial system but this did not affect Canada West so it was not a priority for them. • In Canada West, the members of parliament wanted to sell the Anglican Church’s clergy reserves to fund a public education system however this was not a great concern for Canada East. • Each side of the province also had many political parties that had just formed which all had different views on the government’s priorities such as the government’s involvement in railroade building.

  3. Complications • Some parties wanted to change how many representatives for the Assembly were allowed in parliament from each side of the province. The parties wanted representation by population. • Representation by population would benefit Canada West as it had a much greater population than Canada East. • Many people were also elected as independent members into the government. These members did not vote with any political parties and pursued and voiced their own priorities and goals.

  4. Political Deadlock in the Legislative Assembly A political deadlock had occurred in the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada. This meant that the government was prevented from making decisions and taking action because none of the members of parliament could agree on anything. The assembly would have more people opposing an idea than voting in favour for it.

  5. Conservative Party • Canada West • Sir John A. MacDonald • Lawyer • Pro-railway • Pro-business

  6. Rouge Party • Canada East • Antoine-Aime Dorion • Lawyer • Pro-French-Canadian nationalism • Anti-Church-Government connections

  7. Reform Party • Canada West • George Brown • Business person and Publisher • Pro-representation by population • Pro-western expansion • Pro-public schools • Anti-French • Anti-Roman Catholic

  8. Bleu Party • Canada East • George-Etienne Cartier • Lawyer • Pro-railway • Pro-business • Pro-Roman Catholic Church

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