The Canadian Historical Review, Volume 5University of Toronto Press, 1924 - Canada |
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Page 121 - For a long time, this body of men, receiving at times accessions to its numbers, possessed almost all the highest public offices, by means of which and of its influence in the executive council, it wielded all the powers of government ; it maintained influence in the legislature by means of its predominance in the legislative council...
Page 100 - The table is a record of the first of what, it is hoped, will be a series of such experiments extending to rooms of much larger dimensions and to other kinds of music.
Page 218 - Jones. Annexation, preferential trade and reciprocity; an outline of the Canadian annexation movement of 1849-50, with special reference to the questions of preferential trade and reciprocity.
Page vii - ... History and Economics, Vol. I. comprising 1. Louisbourg in 1745, the anonymous " Lettre d-un Habitant de Louisbourg," edited and translated by Professor GEORGE M.
Page 324 - Dorchester that changes in law "ought to be the work of gradual advancement favoured by incidents and events".2 During 1789 there was very little controversy in Canada. As Finlay said, "the subject is entirely exhausted; both old and new subjects who have openly declared their sentiments now composedly wait the decision of the British Parliament with respect to Canadian affairs.
Page 126 - ... in Nova Scotia ought to be regarded as political, is one to be determined on the general principles I have before laid down, and with reference to various considerations arising from the peculiar exigencies of the public service, and the finances and social state of the colony. The practical end of responsible government would be satisfied by the removability of a single public officer, provided that through him public opinion could influence the general administration of affairs.
Page 328 - no care was taken to preserve a due mixture of the Monarchical and Aristocratical parts of the British Constitution". Therefore in Canada care must be taken to strengthen the executive, to encourage an hereditary aristocracy from which a council may be selected, to discourage absenteeism among British officials, and to reserve crown lands as a source of revenue for the executive which might otherwise be handicapped by the reluctance of the legislature to impose adequate taxation. This resume is one...
Page 121 - The bench, the magistracy, the high offices of the Episcopal Church, and a great part of the legal profession, are filled by the adherents of this party: by grant or purchase, they have acquired nearly the whole of the waste lands of the Province ; they are all-powerful in the chartered banks, and, till lately, shared among themselves almost exclusively all offices of trust and profit.
Page viii - Royal Ontario Museum (in conjunction with the Provincial Government), Toronto Conservatory of Music. The University has very close affiliation with the Toronto General Hospital and privileges in the Sick Children's Hospital, St. Michael's Hospital, Western Hospital, and the new Psychiatric Hospital. Hart House, a unique recreational, social and athletic centre for male students. Residences for men and women students. Students
Page 382 - Washington, DC The Institute for Government Research is an association of citizens for cooperating with public officials in the scientific study of government with a view to promoting efficiency and economy in its operations and advancing the science of administration. It aims to bring into existence such information and materials as will aid in the formation of public opinion and will assist officials, particularly those of the national government, in their efforts to put the public administration...