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Representation By Population

Representation By Population. George Brown John A. MacDonald “rep by pop” “I don’t think so!”. Political Deadlock. Because both sides of the government often voted against one another, getting things done was nearly impossible

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Representation By Population

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  1. Representation By Population George Brown John A. MacDonald “rep by pop” “I don’t think so!”

  2. Political Deadlock • Because both sides of the government often voted against one another, getting things done was nearly impossible • During the 1860’s the government was unable to function because of political deadlock • EXAMPLE LAW: A vote on raising taxes 5% • SCENARIO: Reform Party has 50 members who vote against the law and the Conservative Party has 50 members who vote in favor of the law. • RESULT: Nothing!

  3. Representation By Population • George Brown and the Reform party wanted a new way of running government • The Grits pointed out that Canada West had about 300,000 more people than Canada East, so they should have more representatives in parliament. • Of course, the people of Canada East did not agree since they would get less seats!

  4. A Whole Lot of Nothing! • Political Deadlock continued for most of the early 1860’s • Neither the Tories nor the Grits could get enough votes to make any important decisions • John A. MacDonald got so fed up that he thought about retiring from politics – he only stayed on as leader because the other members of his party begged him to stay

  5. A possible solution? • In 1864, after yet another government defeat, George Brown who offered a solution • It is important to know that John A. MacDonald and George Brown were political rivals who did not like each other and would often have disagreements • Brown’s solution was to create a Coalition Government in the hopes of making progress

  6. Coalition Government • A coalition government is the joining of different political parties into one government in times of emergency • George Brown convinced most of his party to vote in favor of this idea • Of the 130 members of parliament, 100 voted in favor of the coalition government • His plan was a success!

  7. Next Steps • The coalition government had two plans • Try to form a union of all the British North American colonies. • If this failed, plan B was: • Split Canada into two provinces (Ontario & Quebec) so that they could each deal with their own local affairs, with a central government based on “rep by pop” to look after matters of national importance • A lot would happen in the next 4 years…

  8. Class Work • Please complete Question #6 on page 16 of your textbook • I will hand back quizzes at the end of class!

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