In 1859 he made the proposal I alluded to in the last chapter for federating all the South African States, including the two new Republics.
"The Framework of Home Rule"
Erskine Childers
Nor, in the matter of relations with the Mother Country, were the federating Colonies merged so completely in the Commonwealth as the Provinces of Canada in the Dominion.
"The Framework of Home Rule"
Erskine Childers
The Canadians had not only to construct the Dominion Constitution, but new Constitutions for two of the federating Provinces-Ontario and Quebec-and it was natural, therefore, that they should identify the Provinces more closely with the Dominion.
"The Framework of Home Rule"
Erskine Childers