1. OPPOSITION towards the federal system in the 1880s Power of the Provinces VS. Power of the Federal Government

2. Problems with the provinces
Threat that Nova Scotia will leave Canada:
Economic Problems  Blame federal government for these problems
Ask to leave Canada
N.B.  Economic Problems Nothappy with the federal government
British Columbia  still waiting for the railroad…

3. Problems with the provinces
Opposition towards the federal government in Ontario and Quebec : Mercier and Mowat
Disagree with the idea of a powerful central government
Strategies to get point across:
Mercier :
Provincial meetings

4. Problems with the provinces
Centralization = Federal government has a lot of power
Not a system that the provinces want
The ‘Privy Council’ (London) decided that the provinces should get more power
Mercier: « Father » of French Canadian nationalism promoted the French language in North America

5. Honoré Mercier