Cartier and John A. Macdonald* over the Militia Bill of 1862, which provided for increased spending on defence against the United

totally unacceptable to Wood, who was pushing for 25 per cent. On 7 March Conservative leader Sir John A. Macdonald

. Macdonald*’s Conservative government in 1867, was vital, the more so since he was the cabinet minister responsible for New Brunswick. Despite the close connection between the provincial Liberals and the

from funds obtained through what would soon break as the Pacific Scandal [see Sir John A. Macdonald*], Greenway

Canada. In 1880–81 he submitted to Sir John A. Macdonald*’s cabinet recommendations that had a profound influence on the

Macdonald*, was published at Toronto in 1896 (copyright 1895) and went through several editions. NA, RG 31, C1, East Zorra Township, pt.1, dist.1

children of Roderick McLennan and Hannah MacDonald; d. unmarried 8 March 1907 in Cornwall

the butt of ridicule and discourteous remarks.” Prime Minister Sir John A. Macdonald

. Macdonald* and the persistent efforts of the Winnipeg lobby eventually resulted in a change of route, through the city [see Alexander Logan

more to his liking. His enthusiasm was piqued by Prime Minister Sir John A. Macdonald*’s plans to establish the Canada

. Macdonald*’s proposed National Policy, which he considered would be “the foulest blot in history on the fair face of British institutions.” When Mackenzie and the Liberals were defeated, he attributed the

. Macdonald*, 1875–85, and with Sir John Sparrow David Thompson*, 1878–84, is to be found in their papers at the NA (MG

, Upper Canada, son of James McDonell, a farmer, and Christina Macdonald; d. 29 May 1905 in Montreal and was buried in Alexandria

. Macdonald* and demanded the dismissal of the lieutenant governor for exceeding his authority. The Conservatives won a smashing victory. Foreseeing

Macdonald*, Caven summarized the principles that informed his advocacy of church union. There was nothing in Scripture, he argued, that sanctioned the divided state of the church. Admittedly, many of the

. Macdonald* to persuade him to introduce legislation equivalent to the statute recently passed in Britain legalizing trade unions. The Canadian act would allow Macdonald’s Liberal-Conservative party to

. Macdonald*’s government refused to carry out the disallowance. Costigan and Anglin thereupon prepared to move no-confidence. On 18 May, at the invitation of Bishop Ignace

government of John Sandfield Macdonald* announced the elimination of yearly grants to universities. These two developments reduced Queen’s

Science and technology biblio. (Richardson and MacDonald), which indexes more than 180 entries, most of them editorials and articles in the Canadian Horticulturist (St Catharines, Ont

. Macdonald*, promised him a government job for the following year as “Storekeeper of the Surveys.” Bown never again rose to the level of prominence