Canada A Country by Consent: Confederation: Charles Tupper

Charles Tupper

Charles Tupper was premier of Nova Scotia during the negotiations for Confederation. He attended the Charlottetown and Quebec Conferences of 1864. Opposition to Confederation in Nova Scotia crossed party lines and was led by newspaper owner Joseph Howe, the "father" of responsible government in the province and an influential force there. Tupper knew he could not win an election on the issue of Confederation and urged the other colonial leaders to complete their union before he had to face an election in 1867.

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A Country by Consent is a national history of Canada which studies the major political events that have shaped the country, presented in a cohesive, chronological narrative. Many of these main events are introduced by an audiovisual overview, enlivened by narration, sound effects and music.

This was the first digital, multimedia history of Canada. It started out as a laserdisc in 1993 and the CD-ROM version has been used in schools across the country. It has been approved as a curriculum-supporting resource by provincial and territorial ministries of education. This online, public domain site is the fifth edition of the project.