Business & Economics Economic History
The Franchise and Politics in British North America 1755-1867
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press
- Initial publish date
- Dec 2018
- Category
- Economic History, General, General
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eBook
- ISBN
- 9781487597399
- Publish Date
- Dec 2018
- List Price
- $30.95
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Description
To discuss the history of the franchise in Canada, Mr. Garner had to go back well before Confederation because 1867 did not mark the beginnings of a new franchise. Until 1885 the federal government employed the provincial franchises at each federal election, and the provinces in turn continued for some years the franchises that had served their colonial predecessors. This then is the story of the development of the franchise in each of those British colonies which came to form the nucleus of the Dominion of Canada from the establishment of their representative assemblies until they joined Confederation.
About the author
John Garner is the Chief Financial Officer at Trisura Guarantee Insurance Company. Previously, he was an Officer in the Federal-Provincial Relations Division, Department of Finance, Canada.