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Canadian Federation Timeline

  • 1837-1838

    1837-1838
    In lower Canada, a battle was being waged between the Assembly controlled by the Patriot
    party, led by Louis-Joseph Papineau, and the British minority that controlled the Executive Council and the Legislative Council.
  • 1864

    In the spring of 1864, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and Prince Edward Island were contemplating the possibility of Maritime Union.
    Resolutions had been passed in their legislatures to appoint delegates to a conference on the matter, but no further plans were made until the Provence of Canada heard of the proposed conference.
  • 1900

    Canadian agriculture has experienced a markedly distinct evolution in each region of the country. A varied climate and geography have been largely responsible, but, in addition each region was settled at a different period in Canada's economic and political development.
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    1999

    On April 1, 1999, Nunavut separated from the Northwest Territories to become the newest Canadian territory.
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    1932

    The Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF) was founded in Calgary in 1932 as a political coalition of progressive, socialist and labour groups that wanted economic reform, to help Canadians affected by the Great Depression.