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Point is: He had not changed his mind. He regretted
that the word confederation
was ever used, as what was intended was a Legislative
Consolidation, a union of the provinces under Britain's control
by means of her powerful Governor
General in Canada; not a federation
of the colonies (where they would become
autonomous.entities,
capable of forming a federation, the risk then being Britain standing to
lose her advantage). |
In this further
dispatch, 2 years later, on September 25, 1886 to Henry Carnarvon (who
was he?), Cardwell's successor (who
was Cardwell?), after the new government (Carnarvon's government) was
installed, Lord Monck wrote "...assuming therefore
that this plan will form the groundwork of the act:....
(for the union of the provinces under Britain's absolute control,
not the 'confederation' of them where they would be free independent sovereign
entities); he then goes on and repeats his regrets that the word "confederation"
was used and his reasons and refers to his
earlier letter to Hon. Edward Cardwell.
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