Confederation Unit - 2

Social Studies 10
Ms. Garcha
Why Would John A. Macdonald Make a
Good Leader?
Scottish immigrant
(knew what life was like
as an immigrant)
Served in politics on city
council
Educated a lawyer,
successful in business
Had all experiences &
abilities a prime minister
would need
III Political Deadlock p. 106 -108
(Make sure you have handout)
Define political deadlock & explain how it came to be in the
Canadas
Define Rep by Pop and explain:
A) Who it was popular with B) Why it was popular with them
Define Coalition Govt
How did it come to be? How it affected the idea of Confederation?
How did Canadas population explosion/ development affect:
1) French Canadiens 2) Upper Canada 3) Rlnship b/w Britain &
the colonies
What is a Political Deadlock?
When the votes for & against a bill are equal (so no bills
are passed)

This happens in Parliament in the 1860s

Representation by Population
# of elected members of the Legislative Assembly (any
elected body) is based on the # of voters

A) Canada East
B) It has the larger pop so it feels it should have more rep
Rep by Pop Continued
Who benefits from rep by pop?
Largest populated area
Reasons against rep by pop:
Doesnt give equal say to other minority groups
Gives 1 area more say than another
Basically rep by pop doesnt give ALL people & regions
equal say
 http://
www.parl.gc.ca/Parliamentarians/en/partystandings?vi
ew=2
So Whats a Coalition Govt?
When 2 + parties join
together to become one
(this may only happen
over an issue)
A) George Brown so
concerned about future of
Canada & 5 problems it
faced, he crossed the
floor to join Conservatives
to form a majority so
Confederation might occur
B) This got discussions on
Confederation happening
How Did Canadas Pop Explosion
Affect:
1) French Canadiens: the pop of Eng speaking Canada
surpassed that of French speaking so the Fr speaking ppl formed
political parties to protect their culture, which they felt was
threatened. French becoming minority to Eng speaking majority.

2) Upper Canada: grew rapidly so towns, especially Toronto,

developed
How Did Canadas Pop Explosion
Affect:
3) The relationship
b/w Britain & the
colonies: As Canadas
pop grew, Britain felt
Canada could finance
more of its own
development projects.
This Canada would
become more
economically able to
stand on its down =
independence
Homework
Read the Pros & Cons of the Quebec Separation Issue

Highlight the pros of Quebec separating in one colour

Highlight the cons of Quebec separating in another colour