. The story of the Dominion : four hundred years in the annals of half a continent ; a history of Canada from its early discovery and settlement to the present time ; embracing its growth, progress and achievements in the pursuits of peace and war. nd. There was the Executive Council, whichdeveloped from a single advisory body of representative men into astrong Cabinet somewhat after the English style but without the vitalpoints of responsibility to the Legislature or the adoption of a depart-mental system. The Governor or Lieutenant-Governor was, of course, appointedby the Crown. The Legislat
. The story of the Dominion : four hundred years in the annals of half a continent ; a history of Canada from its early discovery and settlement to the present time ; embracing its growth, progress and achievements in the pursuits of peace and war. nd. There was the Executive Council, whichdeveloped from a single advisory body of representative men into astrong Cabinet somewhat after the English style but without the vitalpoints of responsibility to the Legislature or the adoption of a depart-mental system. The Governor or Lieutenant-Governor was, of course, appointedby the Crown. The Legislative Council was appointed by the Governor,as was the Executive Council. The two Councils came in time tobe so mixed up in composition and so strongly of one opinion inmatters of policy, that they were practically one and the same body—the smaller one being really a committee of the larger. TheAssembly, on the other hand, was elected by the people for a fixedterm of years and naturally soon came into conflict with the UpperHouse. This was the form of government in all the Provinces, but * The Governor-General seems to have been the real Governor of Lower Canada while in the other Provinces herarely interfered with the EARLY COMSrirUTIONAL i8i its Operation was very different in the French and English sections,and the reasons urged for its maintenance or change equally dissimilar. In Lower Canada the Governors came out, generally, with anidea that the French-Canadians must be conciliated and their loyaltymaintained ; but that no shred of Imperial supremacy should be sur-rendered. Upon their arrival they found that the English minoritywas enterprising, wealthy and undoubtedly loyal to British interestsand ideas, but in continuous and bitter controversy with a Frenchmajority whose leaders every year became more anti-British, and moreout of touch with the principles supported by the Crowns representa-tives, and, as they soon discovered, by th
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