“Confederation is a compact, made originally by four provinces but adhered to by all the nine provinces who have entered it, and I submit to the judgment of this house and to the best consideration of its members, that this compact should not be lightly altered.” ShouldMadeHouseFourMembersJudgmentNineConsiderationSubmitAlteredProvincesCompactConfederation Author:Wilfrid Laurier
“Why, so soon as French Canadians, who are in the minority in this House and in the country, were to organize as a political party, they would compel the majority to organize as a political party, and the result must be disastrous to themselves.” CountryPoliticalHouseResultsPartyMajorityMinoritiesPolitical Parties Author:Wilfrid Laurier
