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FATHERS OF CONFDERATION

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Review Questions

5. Canada's confederation was aided by an unlikely source. (a) What was it and how did it prod some provinces into creating a new country?

6. What provinces initially comprised Canada? (c) List the remaining provinces and state when they joined confederation.

7. Why do you think Canada pressed so vigorously for the Statute of Westminister?

8. Why do you think there was so much objection in the British Parliament to the Statute of Westminister?

9. What is the purpose of the 'notwithstanding clause'?

10. Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau changed our status from colony to nation. Explain.

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