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Parliament's Fourth Provincial Session Reveals Turbulent Canada
A lengthy overview recalls the fourth Provincial Parliament of Lower Canada opening January 1809, its early disputes over funding nonresiding members, militia actions, and a fatal Chesapeake Leopard incident. It notes debates on Governor Craig’s measures, the Hart seat denial, and calls for judicial independence, concluding with a chronicle of bills, protests, and political shifts shaping early Canadian governance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Executive Council
Lower Canada
Quebec
James Henry Craig
Montreal
L’ Assomption
Pierre Guilbault
J. B. Majean
Joseph Laramimée
Great Briain
U. Sines
Legislative Council
House of Assembly
Bourdages
Court of King’s Bench
House of
Castle St. Lewis
Toa
Great Britain
United States
Three Rivers
Ezekiel Hart
Wafit
Hart
Roi Portelance