ritish Columbia, 158, 169-73; Prince Edward Island, 173-6. See
Dominion, Fathers, Parliament.
Constitutional Act of 1791, the, 3, 11.
Dawson, Simon, 161.
Day, Mr Justice, 133 n.
DeCosmos, Amor, advocates union, 169, 171.
Denison, Colonel G. T., vii, 167.
Dennis, Colonel J. S., 163. Dicey, Professor, his view of the
Canadian constitution, 126.
Dickey, R. B., a father of Confederation, 49, 62 n.
Dominion of Canada, the, source and extent of, 1-2; her constitution
compared, 65-6, 125-7; her government representative of all parts of
the country, 144; the naming of, 127-9; the forming of the first
ministry, 137-8, 144-6; the first general elections, 152-153; the
Hudson's Bay Company, 158-60; the Red River Rebellion, 159, 161-8; her
Imperialism, 190. See Canada, Confederation, Parliament.
Dorchester, Lord, and Confederation, 2-4.
Dorion, A. A., his opposition to Confederation, 28, 40, 42, 89, 92, 183.
Draper, Chief Justice, 22.
Dunkin, Christopher, his opposition to Confederation, 42, 89, 91.
Durham, Lord, his scheme of union, 9-10.
Edward VII, his visit to Canada, 23-4.
Fathers of Confederation, the, 62 n.-63 n.; the leaders honoured,
147-50; an estimate of their work, 177-90. See Confederation.
Fenian invasion, the, and Confederation, 113, 118.
Ferrier, James, 43.
Fisher, Charles, a father of Confederation, 63 n., 122, 130
Foster, W. A., 167.
Fournier, Telesphore, 42.
Galt, A. T., forces Confederation out of the sphere of speculation,
17-19, 34-8, 40, 50-1, 57, 62 n., 80, 86, 93, 106, 122, 132-3, 145,
181; his views on the ultimate destiny of Canada, 74, 148-9; desires to
extend educational privileges to all minorities, 132-3; K.C.M.G.,
147-50; his personality, 17-18, 132, 152 n., 183.
George III, and the American Revolution, 1.
Gladstone, W. E., favours cession of Canada to United States, 119.
Gordon, A. H., lieutenant-governor of New Brunswick, 55, 103, 104,
111-12, 113-14.
Gourlay, Robert, and Confederation, 6.
Gray, J. H. (P.E.I.), a father of Confederation, 49, 63 n.
Gray, J. H. (N.B.), a father of Confederation, 49, 59-61, 63 n., 81.
Great Britain: the Union Bill of 1822, 7; her colonial policy in 1852,
15; the Hudson's Bay Company, 22, 158-9; the 'Trent' Affair, 25; her
interest in Confederation, 26-27, 108-13, 170; opinions in regarding
the ultimate destiny of Canada, 110-11, 119-122; her consideration for
United States, 119, 128.
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