(Above) The political leaders of each of the provinces who took part in Confederation, at the Charlottetown Conference.
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- George Brown:
George brown was the Editor of the Toronto Globe newspaper and the leader of the Reform Party in Canada West. He was in favour of Confederation; however he did not want to work with Canada East as one province if all of the colonies united as one country. Brown liked the idea of using representation by population for a central government in a new country with each province having a provincial government of their own to deal with smaller problems. To help the process of Confederation move along in 1864, George brown united with George Cartier and John A. Macdonald to form the Great Coalition which was in favour of Confederation.
- Sir John A. Macdonald:
John Macdonald was a Lawyer from Kingston and had 20 years of politics under his belt. He was also the first official Prime Minister of Canada after Confederation occurred and the leader of the Liberal-conservative party in Canada West before 1867. He was part of the Great Coalition with George Brown and George Cartier and was one of the main people who made Confederation happen.
- George-Etienne Cartier:
George Cartier was a Canadian Lawyer, poet and Businessman who was the leader of Le Parti Bleu in Canada East. He was in favour of Confederation. He was the third member of the Great Coalition in the Province of Canada’s, government and was keen on building an inter-colonial railway, and developing the west with the other colonies. He wanted to keep East Canada mainly French speaking because of his French background and, and he did so within the province of Quebec.
- Antoine-Aimè Dorion:
Dorion was the leader of Le Parti Rouge in Canada East, however he was not in favour of Confederation because he was afraid that the provinces of a new country might lose there power over a central government. Also he was worried that the French might lose their rights and language if Confederation occurred, and he wanted to keep the French culture alive. Dorion was the only, main political leader in the Province of Canada who was not part of the Great Coalition.
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