Manitoba as it fought to re-establish the dual public school system abolished by the government of Thomas Greenway

province [see Thomas Greenway]. During the federal election campaign of 1891, he urged Catholics to vote

school question [see Thomas Greenway]. On the first, he stood with Chapleau and the government of Sir

Greenway’s government. Laurier, just recently elected, feared the reaction of Quebec’s Catholic bishops to an agreement, for as leader of the opposition he had delayed the passage of

school question [see Thomas Greenway]. Perhaps he could see little personal gain from debate. In

Greenway, but the plan failed. Humiliated, Scarth considered exposing the deal, but his sizeable family and his financial straits led him to decide otherwise. Faced with opposition from the CNWLC

campaign of 1896, when the Manitoba school question was a major topic of debate [see Thomas Greenway

Greenway in its opposition to remedial legislation, Charlton encouraged Laurier to do the same. Despite their differing views on the question, Laurier and Charlton met in the spring of 1896 to

of the demands of the French-speaking minority on the Manitoba school question [see Thomas Greenway

abolition of public funding for Catholic schools [see Thomas Greenway]. Despite his commitment to

Greenway] was fitting retribution for the political treachery of the French there in bringing down the provincial government of David Howard

Greenway] threatened to weaken Catholic support for the Liberal party, Laurier urged Hardy in 1896 to reassure French-speaking Catholics by appointing their spokesman, François-Eugène-Alfred

Greenway] distanced him from French Canadian Catholics in Bowell’s cabinet. Fearing the conflict that might arise from federal coercion, Smith sought compromise and delay. When remedial action

[see Thomas Greenway

Laurier* and Manitoba premier Thomas Greenway as a betrayal and he feared that the triumph of partisan

question [see Thomas Greenway], he rediscovered all his ultramontane fervour and made plain his

Greenway], he violently attacked Laurier, who was too much the opportunist for his liking. In his last editorial, dictated on his deathbed in 1905, he denounced Laurier’s “betrayal” in giving up

Bourassa* went to Winnipeg to negotiate a settlement of the school question with Thomas Greenway, Joseph

Greenway], Joly de Lotbinière became more and more interested in the federal scene. At the request of Wilfrid Laurier* he toured

Greenway]. Laurier’s policy was to negotiate with Manitoba. Mowat’s concurrence was a warrant that Laurier would show due regard for provincial rights and for the sensibilities of Catholic and