Canada transformed : the speeches of Sir John A. Macdonald : a bicentennial celebration

Directory of key names -- Preface -- Introduction -- Editor's note -- Part one: Birth of a parliamentarian -- Declaring for the Crown and for Britain, 1843 -- Upholding the Election Law, 1844 -- Defending primogeniture, 1845 -- Challenging the Usury Laws, 1846 -- Arguing for import duties, 1846 -- Thoughts on the secret ballot, 1846 -- Learning the lessons on education: his first bill, 1847 -- Winning the voter with the university question, 1847 -- Fighting the Rebellion Losses Bill, 1849 -- Rejecting the Temperance Bill, 1853 -- Representation Bill, 1853 -- Compensation to the Seigneurs, 1853 -- Part two: Rise of a statesman -- "Yielding to the times": secular clergy reserves, 1854 -- Defending separate schools, 1855 -- "Double majority," 1858 -- Finding the seat of government, 1858 -- Defining a homeland with the Homestead Act, 1860 -- Talking on tour, 1860 -- "Best speech Mr. Macdonald ever delivered," 1861 -- Part three: Nation maker -- Toast to Colonial Union, 1864 -- Debating Confederation, 1865 -- "Martyr to the cause," eulogizing McGee, 1868 -- Founding a library, 1868 -- Pacification of Nova Scotia, 1869 -- Part four: Steadfast visionary -- Resistance at Red River, 1870 -- Manitoba enters Confederation, 1870 -- Waiting for news of PEI, 1873 -- Treaty I and the North West Mounted Police, 1873 -- The Pacific scandal, 1873 -- Placing the tariff pillar of the National Policy, 1879 -- Land, money, and the Canadian Pacific Railway, 1881 -- Analyzing the North-West Rebellion, 1885 -- Wading against the Rivers and Streams Act, 1882 -- Being an auxiliary kingdom, 1886 -- Part five: Making Canadians -- New Brunswick schools, 1873 -- A sun run its course, 1873 -- Election speech to the workingmen, 1882 -- Celebrating forty years in politics, 1885 -- Unveiling George-Étienne Cartier's statue, 1885 -- The franchise debates, 1885 -- The science of model farms, 1885 -- Disallowance and the Jesuits' Estates Act, 1889 -- Portrait-unveiling ceremony, 1890 -- Election manifesto of 1891 -- Last words, 1891 -- Eulogizing Macdonald, 1891 -- Acknowledgements -- Works cited -- Notes -- Index.

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Cover Title Page Copyright DIRECTORY OF KEY NAMES PREFACE INTRODUCTION EDITOR’S NOTE PART ONE: BIRTH OF A PARLIAMENTARIAN Declaring for the Crown and for Britain, 1843 Upholding the Election Law, 1844 Defending Primogeniture, 1845 Challenging the Usury Laws, 1846 Arguing for Import Duties, 1846 Thoughts on the Secret Ballot, 1846 Learning the Lessons on Education: His First Bill, 1847 Winning the Voter with the University Question, 1847 Fighting the Rebellion Losses Bill, 1849 Rejecting the Temperance Bill, 1853 Representation Bill, 1853 Compensation to the Seigneurs, 1853 PART TWO: RISE OF A STATESMAN “Yielding to the Times”: Secular Clergy Reserves, 1854 Defending Separate Schools, 1855 “Double Majority,” 1858 Finding the Seat of Government, 1858 Defining a Homeland with the Homestead Act, 1860 Talking on Tour, 1860 “Best Speech Mr. Macdonald Ever Delivered,” 1861 PART THREE: NATION MAKER Toast to Colonial Union, 1864 Debating Confederation, 1865 “Martyr to the Cause,” Eulogizing McGee, 1868 Founding a Library, 1868 Pacification of Nova Scotia, 1869 PART FOUR: STEADFAST VISIONARY Resistance at Red River, 1870 Manitoba Enters Confederation, 1870 Waiting for News of PEI, 1873 Treaty 1 and the North West Mounted Police, 1873 The Pacific Scandal, 1873 Placing the Tariff Pillar of the National Policy, 1879 Land, Money, and the Canadian Pacific Railway, 1881 Analyzing the North-West Rebellion, 1885 Wading Against the Rivers and Streams Act, 1882 Being an Auxiliary Kingdom, 1886 PART FIVE: MAKING CANADIANS New Brunswick Schools, 1873 A Sun Run Its Course, 1873 Election Speech to the Workingmen, 1882 Celebrating Forty Years in Politics, 1885 Unveiling George-Étienne Cartier’s Statue, 1885 The Franchise Debates, 1885 The Science of Model Farms, 1885 Disallowance and the Jesuits’ Estates Act, 1889 Portrait-Unveiling Ceremony, 1890 Election Manifesto of 1891 Last Words, 1891 Eulogizing Macdonald, 1891 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS WORKS CITED NOTES To coincide with the bicentennial of Sir John A. 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