Antoine-Amiè Dorion
In the 1860s, Dorion was the lone political leader in the United Province of Canada that stood against Confederation. He was the leader of Le Parti Rouge in Canada East and was very keen on keeping French culture alive in the colony. Antoine-Amiè Dorion was born in Lower Canada, in 1818. He grew up there and became a practiced lawyer. From there he moved into Canadian politics where he became part of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada, in 1854. He remained on the assembly until 1867, and by that time he had already become the leader of le Parti Rouge, and was opposed to Confederation. Dorion thought the idea of having one central government was bad, and believed that if Confederation occurred the provinces would lose all of there powers to the central government. He also thought that the French might lose there rights and language if Confederation occurred. Although Dorion was very much against Confederation, when it became a reality, he obtained a seat in the new Canadian House of Commons. He was also the minister of justice in the Liberal Government of that time. Finally, in 1891 Antoine-Amiè Dorion died after a stroke.
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