affiliation which would assure it university status and degree-granting powers. The school became the medical faculty of Bishop’s College and opened its doors on 4 Oct. 1871. Campbell was appointed

separate French-speaking parish in Alexandria. The bishop refused to grant the request, going so far as dismissing both Poitras and his successor when the petitions did not cease

clerk, and was granted land. Having returned to Devon with Simcoe in 1796, he later became manager of Simcoe’s estate, but in 1818 he came back to Upper Canada and in 1821 brought his family to his home

denominational schools. Immediately after the election Premier Haythorne made a speech supporting a grant for the Roman Catholic college, St Dunstan’s, but Sinclair and three cabinet colleagues objected

.” Presented with “such an outrageous” letter, Langevin said that he “could no longer have any personal dealings” with him and gave up on this talented priest once and for all. He granted him his release from

 – to be known as the Newfoundland Northern and Western Railway – within three years on the same terms, and to operate it for ten years in return for grants of 5,000 acres of land per mile operated

, [1929]). DNB. A. C. Garrioch, A hatchet mark in duplicate (Toronto, 1929). J. W. Grant, Moon of wintertime: missionaries and the Indians of Canada in encounter

outspoken men such as Brown and Cartier. According to Donald Grant Creighton*, Howland, with Sicotte, stormed out of their meeting with the

it had failed to keep its promises on such matters as prohibiting the granting of land, timber, and mineral rights to mps and friends, an issue that had claimed his

chaired meetings that drew up petitions to the government asking for representation on the Council of the North-West Territories, farming assistance, schools, land grants, and confirmation of ownership of

British practice. He was rewarded in 1882 when the Macdonald government introduced conditional grants for this purpose. To qualify, cities had to have local boards of health and salaried health officers

standing committee formed to lobby for the bridge and a grant of land for the railway extension. The return of the federal Conservatives under Prime Minister Sir John A

, England, rather than the competing Allan Line, much to the discomfiture of the Conservatives. With an annual grant of $750,000, paid jointly by Canada and the British government, the firm undertook to

Little* replaced Kent as leader. Shea at first refused to toe the party line on two issues: the subdivision of the Protestant education grant and the redistribution of seats under a future responsible

provincial government of James Pliny Whitney*. Responsible for supervising the granting and renewal of liquor licences and the enforcement of

difficulties at various times throughout his life. On 6 June 1882 the Canadian Pacific Railway sold a large portion of its land grant to a consortium

on imports of cotton textile machinery was waived from 15 March 1879 to 1 Oct. 1881. The Gaults were ideally situated to take advantage of the heightened protection granted the industry

former agriculturist, developed sympathy for the economic complaints of Manitobans. From shortly after his arrival, he urged Macdonald to accede to some of their demands by granting better financial terms

1858 thanks to a grant he obtained through George-Étienne Cartier*. Côté has to his credit as well works by Arthur

records and memorabilia held by Vincent Massey Tovell of Toronto, a grandson. Mr Tovell granted the author access to his collection, and provided