The Cambridge History of the British Empire, Volume 6John Holland Rose, Arthur Percival Newton, Ernest Alfred Benians, Henry Dodwell The University Press, 1929 - Great Britain |
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... representative institutions , however , the Act did mark a distinct advance in the evolution of self- government in Canada . It provided a medium for the expression of popular opinion , which , although at first unable to make itself ...
... representative institutions , however , the Act did mark a distinct advance in the evolution of self- government in Canada . It provided a medium for the expression of popular opinion , which , although at first unable to make itself ...
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... representative parliamentary constitution , it did not establish a representative parliamentary government . On the contrary , the features that appeared to invite an approximation to English parliamentary procedure were nullified by ...
... representative parliamentary constitution , it did not establish a representative parliamentary government . On the contrary , the features that appeared to invite an approximation to English parliamentary procedure were nullified by ...
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... representative body and the Administration . Papineau , it is clear , wanted to reverse the whole administrative practice under representative government by making the representative body the absolute and controlling authority in ...
... representative body and the Administration . Papineau , it is clear , wanted to reverse the whole administrative practice under representative government by making the representative body the absolute and controlling authority in ...
Contents
CHAPTER I | 1 |
The Cordillera | 7 |
Relations of the Aborigines to the Settlers | 13 |
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