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Pakington, Sir John, and the Clergy Reserves dispute, [252-3]
Palmerston, Viscount, [280]
Papineau, Louis, French-Canadian Leader, [14], [301], [331]; Rebellion led by, [3]; Republicanism of, [65], [271]; Return of, to Public Life (1847-8), [198-9], [212-13], [271], [305], [331-2]; as Leader of the Rouges, [301], [331]
Parliament, British, see Imperial Parliament
Canadian characteristics of, [65], [289]; First Union, [59], composing group, [104], [113], Crisis in, on Responsible Government, [113-22], Five great measures carried by, [106]
Parliamentary Representation after the Union, Proportionalism in, [309-11], attempted reform, [311] et sqq.
Party Government, and Colonial Constitutional development, views on, of Wakefield, [239-40], and of Buller, [242]
Names, as used in Canada, [56], [106], [195], [295]
Politics in Canada, before and after Autonomy, [56], [106], [166-7], [173], [185], [195], [293] et sqq., [302-5] et sqq.
Patronage, Crisis concerning, [168-70]; Surrender of, by Elgin, [198], [279]
Peel, Sir Robert, [262], [283]; and Elgin, a comparison, [226]; and "the Man on the spot," [147-8]; and the Permanent Staff of the Colonial Office, [235]; Political pupils of, [189]; and Stanley, [128]; Transforming influence of, on the Whigs, [280]; Views of, on Separation, [253-4], [266-7], [278]
Peelites, the, and Party ties, [297]; Views of, on Separation, [266], [285] Canadian, [301]
Permanent Officials, and Transitory Chiefs, [234-5]
Perry, Peter, Baldwin's letter to, on Annexation, [340]
Personalities and Politics, [66]
Perth (Canada), Early Educational efforts at, [33-4]; and its Minister, [48]
Pessimism of British opinion on the Colonies circa 1844, [246]
Pilot, The, [196]
Pioneers, the, of Canadian Self-government, [237-8] et sqq.
Political Groups, Canadian—British Early days, [14], [56]; (a) United Empire Loyalists, [17], [20]; (b) Half-Pay Officers, [18]; (c) Immigrants, [20], [56]
Later days—Anglo-French bloc, [65], [161]; Liberal-Conservatives, [297]
French-Canadian, [14], [15], [20]; importance of, [56-9]
Political Manners and Morals, after Autonomy, [314] et sqq.
Political and Material conditions and Needs of Canada in 1839, [68-9]
Politics in early days, [13] et sqq., [64] et sqq.; per Newspaper, [38]; Questions of chief concern, [56]; Turbulence in (see Montreal riots), [65-8] et alibi
Population, Canadian, Composition of, and Problems of, [13] et sqq.; Changes in distribution, 1830, in reference to Parliamentary Representation, [310-11]; Town, growth of, [24]
Preference, and Retaliation, Elgin's difficulties as to, [220]
Presbyterianism in Canada, [43], [44-5], [47]; Influence of, on Scottish democracy, [41]
Press, British, and Canadian Politics, [232-3]
Canadian, see Newspapers
Indian, Disabilities of, relieved by Metcalfe, [159]
Progressives, Canadian, Loyalty of, [339]
Protection as enemy to Canadian-British connexion, Grey's view on, [285]
Provincial Parliament, Baldwin's motion for, [119]; Resolutions replying to, [119-21]
Provincialism, and its causes, [26], [27], [40]
Public Lands Regulation enacted, [106]
Opinion, Canadian, development and trend of, [133]; as affected by Autonomy, [292], [329] et sqq.; Sydenham's attitude to, [87]
Works, Canadian, condition in early days, [25-6]; British loan for, projected by Sydenham, [97] et sqq.
Purse-holding and Prerogative, Bagot on, [165]