Canadian Constitutional Development: Shown by Selected Speeches

Book Description

2006. Egerton, M.A., and W.L. Grant, Editors. Canadian Constitutional Development: Shown by Selected Speeches and Despatches, with Introductions and Explanatory Notes. Toronto: The Musson Book Company Limited, [1907]. xxii, 472 pp. Reprinted 2006 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. ISBN-13: 9781584776130. ISBN-10: 1584776137. Hardcover. New. * This thoroughly annotated collection of source documents from 1760 to 1867 traces the evolution of Canada's constitution from the time of the British conquest to the confederation. The sections, which are arranged according to historical turning points, are "Instructions to Governor James Murray," "The Quebec Act," "The Constitutional Act of 1791," "Proposals for Union," "Lord Durham's Report," "Responsible Government in the Maritime Provinces," "Responsible Government," "The Annexation Movement," "The Tariff Controversy," and "Federation."

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