Baldwin-Lafontaine-Hincks, Responsible Government (The Makers of Canada Series, Volume VIII)

Download or read book Baldwin-Lafontaine-Hincks, Responsible Government (The Makers of Canada Series, Volume VIII) written by Stephen Butler Leacock and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2019-11-14 with total page 524 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A history of the two governments of the United Province of Canada formed by Robert Baldwin (1804-1858), and Louis-Philippe La Fontaine (1807-1864), which, with the support of Sir Francis Hincks (1807-1885) encouraged the evolution of Canada from a military colony to a representative democracy. Stephen Butler Leacock (December 30, 1869 - March 28, 1944) was a Canadian political scientist, and writer and humourist. He was extremely popular around the world, indeed, between 1915 and 1925 he was the most popular and widely read humourist in the English-speaking world.