… In 1866, Macdonald and his colleagues financed pro-confederation candidates in the New Brunswick general election, resulting in a pro-confederation assembly. Shortly after the election, Nova Scotia's premier, Charles Tupper, pushed a pro-confederation resolution through that colony's legisl...
…leader of the opposition from 1863 to 1867, Archibald frequently sided with the Conservative ministry against his own caucus on important legislative initiatives. He supported the education tax plan put forward by Charles Tupper's government, although it was opposed by most members of his ow...
Sir Charles Tupper, 1st Baronet, GCMG, CB, PC (July 2, 1821 October 30, 1915 ) was a Canadian father of Confederation: as the Premier of Nova Scotia from ...