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British North America Act (1867)

The work begun at the Charlottetown and Quebec City conferences of 1864 was completed at a third conference in London. Between early December 1866 and early February 1867, the Canadian delegates met with representatives of the imperial government to prepare the British North America Act, which was passed on 29 March 1867 and came into effect on 1 July 1867. The act codified the federation of the Canadas with New Brunswick and Nova Scotia. It was, declared Thomas D’Arcy McGee in the House of Commons on 14 November 1867, “the first Constitution ever given to a mixed people, in which the conscientious rights of the minority are made a subject of formal guarantee.”

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British North America Act. Content archived on 26 Nov. 2019
British North America Act of 1867 - Canada Constitution Act
British North America Act series - History, Arts and Architecture - House of Commons. Content archived on 23 Sept. 2021 (original link)
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British North America Acts - Wikipedia
Canada A Country by Consent: Confederation: BNA Act 1867
Canadian Constitution - Compendium of Procedure - House of Commons. Content archived on 2 Aug. 2019 (original link)
Civilization.ca - History of Canadian Medicare - 1914-1929 - British North America Act, 1867
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The Evolution of the British North America Act | Department of Political Science. Content archived on 13 June 2024 (original link)

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