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Lord Durham’s “Radical” Intervention (1839) and Reaction’s Revenge (1849)
From: Colonialism and Capitalism Canada's Origins 1500-1890
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This chapter looks at the policies of Lord Durham which created the Province of Canada under the Act of Union of 1840 and implemented a common commercial system and punitive measures particularly against the French and working class populations in response to the widespread rebellion of the previous decade. Reformers were pitted against Tories and class conflict continued throughout the 1840s.
Contributors
Bryan D. Palmer
Bryan D. Palmer is Professor Emeritus and former Canada Research Chair, Canadian Studies, Trent University, Peterborough, Canada. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, former editor of Labour/Le Travail, and has published extensively on the history of labour and the revolutionary left. Among his many books are Canada’s 1960s and the co-authored, Toronto's Poor: A Rebellious History. He lives in Warkworth, Ontario.
