feb 2, 1848 - Responsible Government in Nova Scotia

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James Boyle Uniake became leader of a new form of government. Nova Scotia was subsequently the first colony in the British Empire in which responsible government was in effect. Responsible government meant that a colony enjoyed complete self-government in domestic affairs and that a government ruled only with the support of the majority of the elected Assembly (the origins of today's cabinet government).

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