The Québec Conference (10 oct 1864 año – 27 oct 1864 año)

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33 delegates (most of the delegates who had attended the Charlottetown Conference) coming from the Maritimes (New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, & PEI) and the Province of Canada (Ontario & Québec) attended the Québec Conference in Québec City. The main issues of discussion at the Conference were the structure of Parliament of the country and how power was going to be distributed amongst the federal & provincial governments. This Conference was held privately at a dignified building overseeing the St. Lawrence River. Notable attendees include Charles Tupper from Nova Scotia, Samuel Leonard Tilley from New Brunswick, George Coles from PEI, Premier Étienne-Paschal Taché of the Province of Canada (from Canada East), and John A. Macdonald from Canada West. Newfoundland had sent 2 men to the Conference to spectate, they were Frederic Carter and Ambrose Shea. Power distribution was one of the main topics of conversation. There were a lot of choices to be made, and the delegates eventually settled on power being divided between the central Parliament and the provincial legislatures. At the Conference, the delegates also decided that the central Parliament would have 2 houses. A lower house (the House of Commons) consisting of members who had been elected, and an upper house (Legislative Council) consisting of appointed members. Another detail that had been discussed during the Conference was the capital city of this new country, and Ottawa had been chosen to hold this position. The delegates had summed up the decisions that they had made in a piece called the 72 Resolutions, also known as the Québec Resolutions.

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