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- Title
A Tale of Two Houses: The Rise and Demise of the Legislative Council of Manitoba, 1871-1876.
- Authors
Grebstad, David
- Abstract
The article explores the political history of Manitoba and the creation, existence, and abolition of the Legislative Council. The author reflects on parliamentary structure and provisions in the Manitoba Act for an upper house in the bicameral legislature of the provincial government. Topics also include assimilation of the French-speaking population, minority rights, and reduction of governmental expenditure.
- Subjects
MANITOBA; CANADA; CANADIAN politics &; government, 1867-1914; BICAMERALISM; LEGISLATIVE bodies; DISSOLUTION of legislative bodies; PROVINCIAL governments; NINETEENTH century; HISTORY
- Publication
Manitoba History, 2014, Issue 75, p2
- ISSN
0226-5044
- Publication type
Article