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Tag Archives: George-Étienne Cartier

Fathers of Confederation

No Question of Majority or Minority, But of Fairness – Let Us Do What is Right, November 23, 1869 – Speech by George-Étienne Cartier

[Cartier speaks of promises made to the English-speaking minority of Quebec before Confederation, now delivered with a reformed education bill for Quebec. Cartier...

 

March 30, 2017 at 9:00 am read more
Fathers of Confederation

Speech on the Acquisition of the Northwest Territories, April 15, 1869 – George-Étienne Cartier

[Cartier addresses a crowd assembled at Montreal’s Bonaventure Station, welcoming him home from a mission to England to negotiate the accession of the...

 

March 28, 2017 at 9:00 am read more
Fathers of Confederation

Confederation is a Tree of Many Branches, May 25, 1867 – Speech by George-Étienne Cartier

[Cartier is given a hero’s welcome in Ottawa, greeted by crowds and receiving official congratulations from the Mayor and the President of the...

 

March 23, 2017 at 9:00 am read more
Fathers of Confederation

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,...

 

March 21, 2017 at 9:00 am read more
Fathers of Confederation

Canada Must Be a Country Not of Licence But of Liberty, May 17, 1867 – Speech by George-Étienne Cartier

[Returning home after the London Conference, Cartier steps off a Grand Trunk train and delivers this speech to a crowd approaching 10,000 waiting...

 

March 16, 2017 at 9:00 am read more
Fathers of Confederation

The Rights of Each and Every Citizen Will be Protected, May 17, 1867 – Speech by George-Étienne Cartier

[Returning home to Montreal after the London Conference and an audience with the Pope at Rome, Cartier’s train pulls up to greet a...

 

March 14, 2017 at 9:00 am read more
Fathers of Confederation

Before Us Lies an Era of Glory, October 30, 1866 – Speech by George-Étienne Cartier

[Before the departure of delegates for the London Conference, Cartier addresses a banquet for 250 hosted in his honour at Montreal and presided...

 

March 9, 2017 at 9:01 am read more

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