Alexander Galt, Speech in the Confederation Debates – February 7, 1865
Hon. Mr. GALT said,—Mr. Speaker, I trust the House will, on this occasion, extend to me the indulgence with which I have often...
Federation Dispatch II: Cartier, Ross and Galt to Lytton (Confidential), October 25, 1858
[The following confidential letter was sent by the Canadian delegates alongside the preceding document. Also penned by Galt, it sets out a detailed...
The Federation Dispatch I: Cartier, Ross and Galt to Rt. Hon Edward George Bulwer-Lytton, Secretary of State for the Colonies, October 23, 1858
[Federation was adopted as official policy by the new Cartier-Macdonald government, many historians crediting Galt for persuading Cartier to alter his longstanding opposition...
Alexander Galt’s Address to the Electors of the Town of Sherbrooke, August 17, 1858
[In July 1858, the Macdonald-Cartier government was defeated in a vote opposing Queen Victoria’s choice of Ottawa as the seat of government, and...
Alexander Galt's Speech on Federation, Legislative Assembly, July 5 and 7, 1858
[ In a historic speech delivered to the House July 5 and July 7, 1858, Galt argues federalism will cure Canada's sectional conflict...
Honouring Alexander Galt: Justice To All Races and Creeds, May 22, 1867 – Speech by George-Étienne Cartier
[Delivered to a banquet honouring Alexander Galt, Cartier pays tribute to a key political ally and representative of the English-speaking minority of Quebec,...
