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Canadian Legislature Aims and Conflicts in Lower Canada
The article reviews acts and debates in the House of Assembly, including taxes on tea and spirits, jail buildings, and river navigation. It recalls clashes with the Governor, press freedom issues following toasts in Montreal, and the political struggle over civil expenditure and public money. It critiques aristocratic privilege and advocates workers’ rights and broader democratic reform.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lachioe
Montreas
Rapide
Monttreal
Quebec
Montreal
Hia Excellency
45Th Geo. NL. Chap. Ltd
Hyson
Grand Jury of
House of Assembly
Hatsell
House of Gammons
England
Desbarrats
George
Union Hotel
Georra Lion
Lower Canada
Thomas Dunn
Isaac Todd
Bedard
Bourdages
Montreal Gazelle
Thomas Cary
The
Quebec Mercury
Cary
Montreal Gazette
Todds
Edwards
Todd
Honeelf
Alwayes
Robert Shore Milnes
le Canadien
Crown
House of Commons
Acta