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  Ontario - LoveToKnow 1911
Ontario is thus pre-eminently an agricultural province, though the growth of manufactures has increased the importance of the towns and cities, and many of the farmers are seeking new homes in the provinces of Manitoba, Alberta and Saskatchewan.
In general, the soil is fertile and the climate favourable.
In the discussions from which sprang the federation of 1867, Ontario was the one province strongly in favour of the union, which was only rendered possible by the coalition of her rival leaders, J. Macdonald and George Brown.
www.1911encyclopedia.org /Ontario   (6000 words)

  
 Ontario - Search View - MSN Encarta
Ontario covers a large area and has a wide range of climates, which can be grouped into two main regions—an arctic and subarctic climate area in the north and a humid continental zone in the south.
Ontario is represented in the Canadian Parliament by 24 senators, appointed by the Canadian governor-general in council, and by 106 members of the House of Commons, popularly elected to terms of up to five years.
With 44 per cent of the Canadian population in 1871, Ontario was the dominant member in the new Dominion.
uk.encarta.msn.com /text_761577989__1/Ontario.html   (2543 words)

  
 Ontario general election, 1867 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Ontario general election, 1867 was the first general election held in the newly-created Province of Ontario, Canada.
The election was held on September 3, 1867, to elect the 82 Members of the Legislative Assembly ("MLAs").
The Ontario Conservative Party, led by John Sandfield Macdonald, and the Ontario Liberal Party, led by Archibald McKellar, each won 41 seats.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ontario_general_election,_1867   (151 words)

  
 John A. Macdonald
He gained the recognition of his peers and in 1847 was appointed Receiver General by William Henry Draper[?]'s administration.
In the next election Macdonald continued his rise in politics by becoming joint Premier of the Province of Canada with Étienne-Paschal Taché of Québec for the years 1856 and 1857.
As part of the Pacific scandal, Macdonald's party was ousted in the 1874 federal election by the Liberal Party of Canada led by Alexander Mackenzie.
www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/jo/John_A._Macdonald.html   (1107 words)

  
 Election Resources on the Internet: Federal Elections in Canada - Elections to the House of Commons
In the ensuing January 23, 2006 general election, the Liberals were defeated by the Conservatives, who emerged as the largest party in the House of Commons, although well short of an absolute majority.
On November 28, 2005, the House of Commons passed the no-confidence motion by a vote of 171 to 133, and the government was forced to call an early general election - held in January 2006 - in which the Liberals lost to the Conservatives.
Between 1962 and 1980, eight federal elections were held in Canada, five of which (1962, 1963, 1965, 1972 and 1979) resulted in minority governments, as no party won an absolute majority of seats in the House of Commons.
electionresources.org /ca   (2310 words)

  
 The Ontario PC Party - History of our Party   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Ontario’s decade-long record of progress was prodigious; Ontario’s rate of unemployment was the lowest in Canada and its rate of economic expansion one of the highest in the world.
By 1995, the recession, high unemployment, and general discontent had peaked and the new democratic government was voted out of office in that year’s general election.
John Tory was elected as leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario on September 18th, 2004 at the third "one member, one vote" leadership convention in the party’s history.
www.ontariopc.com /party_history.asp   (1253 words)

  
 Nelson - Political Science-Canadian Politics on the Web/Elections
The data from the 1997 election study are available on-line; the raw frequencies for a number of variables in their massive survey can be read directly with your browser, or you can download the full data set in SPSS format to analyze on your own computer.
Elections Canada provides the interim election results for the country as a whole, by province and by major metropolitan area.
Some aspects of the controversies involved in direct democracy are raised in the Ontario government's 1996 discussion paper on the referendum alternative.
www.nelson.com /nelson/polisci/elections.html   (1123 words)

  
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Ontario, along with New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Quebec, is one of the four original provinces of Canada when the nation was formed on July 1, 1867 by the British North America Act.
Slightly less than five percent of the population of Ontario is Franco-Ontarian, that is those whose native tongue is French, although those with French ancestry are 11% of the population.
Windsor-Detroit, the cross-border region in Southwestern Ontario and Southeastern Michigan, is one of the largest auto-producing regions in North America.
www.gamecheatz.net /games.php?title=Ontario   (5252 words)

  
 Ontario
Ontario covers a large area and has a wide range of climates, which can be grouped into two main regions-an arctic and subarctic climate area in the north and a humid continental zone in the south.
Ontario's lakes and streams abound in trout, pickerel, pike, perch, whitefish, muskellunge, and bass.
Ontario is represented in the Canadian Parliament by 24 senators, appointed by the Canadian governor-general in council, and by 99 members of the House of Commons, popularly elected to terms of up to five years.
www.angelfire.com /country/t2canada/provinces/Ontario.htm   (2587 words)

  
 Ontario general election, 1871 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.csres.utexas.edu)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
The Ontario general election of 1871 was the second general election held in the Province of Ontario, Canada.
It was held on March 21, 1871, to elect the 82 Members of the Legislative Assembly ("MLAs").
The Ontario Liberal Party, led by Edward Blake, won a slim majority of the seats, and formed the government.
en.wikipedia.org.cob-web.org:8888 /wiki/Ontario_general_election,_1871   (136 words)

  
 Ontario History and Genealogy, History
It entered Ontario along the beach at the foot of Seneca lake, and from the present site of Geneva ascended Geneva creek to the Indian village of Ganundasaga, the most eastern in the lands of the Senecas.
Touching the county of Ontario, in the northeast corner of the town of Manchester, at a point appropriately designated and known as Port Gibson, is the Erie canal.
The pioneer bank of Ontario County was organized at Canandaigua, on March 13, 1813, as the "Ontario Bank," one of the most successful institutions during its existence of its class, and a highly lucrative investment.
www.usgennet.org /usa/ny/county/ontario/hist/hist1878pg54-60.html   (8823 words)

  
 Thomson Nelson - Political Science Resource Centre
Ontario set up the Democratic Renewal Secretariat in 2003 to investigate electoral reform and other ideas to improve democracy in the province.
The raw survey data from the 1997 and 2004 elections are available for the CES and for the 1984-2000 election studies from York University.
Elections Canada provides the official results of the 1997 and 2000 general elections on line.
polisci.nelson.com /elections.html   (1396 words)

  
 Alexander Mackenzie - MSN Encarta
In the first election for a dominion Parliament, Mackenzie ran, and was elected to represent Lambton County.
In the election of 1871 the Liberals won a majority in Ontario and Blake became the provincial premier.
The Liberals won the election of 1874 with their promises to give Canada an honest, vigorous, and thrifty government.
encarta.msn.com /encnet/refpages/RefArticle.aspx?refid=761563267   (1487 words)

  
 Clement Laird Vallandigham Biography Page
A noted New Lisbon attorney, he won election to the state house of representatives in 1845 and 1846, moved to Dayton in 1847, bought a half-interest in the Dayton Empire, edited it until 1849, and was the defeated Democratic candidate in the 1852 and 1854 congressional elections.
He became brigadier general of Ohio militia in 1857, met with the captured abolitionist John Brown in 1859, subsequently spread rumors of a national abolitionist conspiracy, then supported a moderate course in the secession crisis, backing Democratic presidential candidate Stephen A. Douglas in 1860.
Lincoln interested himself in the election, endorsed Republican candidate John Brough, downplayed the illegalities of a civilian's arrest and trial by military authorities, and claimed that a vote for the Democratic contender was "a discredit to the country." In the election of 13 Oct. 1863, Brough defeated Vallandigham 288,000 - 187,000.
www.civilwarhome.com /vallandighambio.htm   (752 words)

  
 Edmund Burke Wood
At the first general election afterward he presented himself for a seat in the Ontario house of assembly.
While treasurer of Ontario he introduced the scheme for the settlement of the municipal loan fund of Upper Canada, and brought to a conclusion the financial arbitration between Ontario and Quebec provinces consequent on confederation, drafting the award with his own hand.
In 1871 his popularity and political standing suffered somewhat in consequence of the charge that he had betrayed his leader during the time that the fortunes of his government were hanging in the balance.
www.famousamericans.net /edmundburkewood   (723 words)

  
 SUPERIMPERIALIST AMERICA ERA ONE: The Ascent to Domination (1844-1991)
Pendleton decides not to run for reelection and the Democrats nominate George McLellan, who was a general in the army until he was fired by Lee, for president and TN senator Andrew Johnson for VP.
General Robert E. Lee and the Union army are sent to once and for all recapture the ACA and end slavery.
The victory of the Saskatchewan CCF (under Bible-bashing lefty, Tommy Douglas) in the 1944 Provincial Election was the most importent event in the Province's history, and the first Socialist government in North America.
uselectionatlas.org /FORUM/index.php?topic=1970.0   (3063 words)

  
 CBC - Ontario Votes 2003 - Features - Premiers on Parade
John Sandfield Macdonald (Coalition), 1867-71: Ontario's first premier was appointed by Canada's first prime minister, Sir John A. Macdonald.
Harry Nixon (Liberal) 1943: Son Bob Nixon became Ontario Liberal leader and, later, the province's treasurer; granddaughter Jane Stewart is a federal cabinet minister.
George Drew (Conservative), 1943-1948: His election victory in 1943 marked the beginning of 42 successive years of Tory rule in Ontario.
www.cbc.ca /ontariovotes2003/features/premier_timeline_090503.html   (664 words)

  
 CBC News Indepth: Sudan
During the 37-day election campaign, Miller was criticized for refusing to engage in a televised debate with Peterson and Rae.
The recession, high unemployment and general discontent with the policies of the NDP government peaked by the time of the 1995 election.
Dalton McGuinty's Liberals trounced the Tories in the provincial election of Oct. 2, capturing 72 of 103 legislative seats.
www.cbc.ca /news/background/provpolitics   (1582 words)

  
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Canada is one of the world's leading producers of minerals because of the rich deposits of gold, silver, nickel, zinc, copper and iron ore found in the ancient rock of the Shield.
According to Canada's Constitution, an election must be held within five years of the last election.
Their brief is to manage the affairs of the country on a daily basis.
members.tripod.com /saontario/id76_m.htm   (3124 words)

  
 Mapleleafweb.com: Voter Almanac - British Columbia Provincial Election Information
In the 1996 and 2001 general elections, Campbell was elected to represent the constituency of Vancouver-Point Grey.
She was a member of the Greater Victoria School Board from 1990-2001, and also had involvement at the national level, serving as the Vice-President of the Canadian School Boards Association.
She was involved in such initiatives as the BC Budget Review Panel, the Greater Victoria Region Social Planning Council, the City of Victoria Parks and Recreation Committee, and the Task Force for Violence Prevention.
www.mapleleafweb.com /election/quick/bc.html   (652 words)

  
 SearchSystems.net - The Largest Ontario Public Records Directory
Description: Search this National Archives of Canada database for names and head of households in the Province of Ontario that were recorded in the Federal Census of 1871.
Description: Browse this National Archives of Canada interactive map of the Federal Census of 1871 for electoral districts and census districts in Ontario.
Description: Search this Ontario Ministry of Culture database of Heritage Properties by municipality, county, street name, building/property type, date of construction, keyword, and/or type of recognition or protection.
www.searchsystems.net /list.php?nid=106   (1159 words)

  
 The Political Graveyard: Ontario County, N.Y.
Capital Impact: Ontario County -- officials, addresses, and political, economic, education data
Fedstats/Mapstats: Ontario County -- data on agriculture, population, immigration, business, crime, environment
The coverage of the site includes certain federal officials, state officeholders and candidates in all 50 states, state and national political party officials, federal and state judges, and mayors (including candidates at election for mayor) of qualifying cities.
politicalgraveyard.com /geo/NY/OT.html   (979 words)

  
 LLMC - Collection Description - British Canada
Canada Collection contains legal titles generated in or for the British colonies which became part of modern Canada.
Parting from LLMC practice with most other jurisdictions covered in the Common Law Abroad project, due to the high interest in Canada within the LLMC community, this collection also includes many titles published post-independence.
Barwick, Outline of an Action Under Ontario Judicature Act (1881)
www.llmc.com /clacan.htm   (280 words)

  
 Weblinks | Legislative Library | Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
ACE [Administration and Cost of Elections] Project: UN co-sponsored resource on election administration
Terminal City's BC Election Coverage and Political Scrum
Status of Recall Petitions: from Elections BC Feedback
www.llbc.leg.bc.ca /weblinks/election.htm   (124 words)

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