Education, Religion, and Minority Rights

The protection of minority rights was particularly important for French Canadian delegates such as Hector-Louis LANGEVIN:

“For [Langevin], the objectives of confederation were clear and noble: to defend the general interests of a great country and powerful nation by means of a strong central power, which must protect the rights of the different ethnic groups. He paid close attention, therefore, to the particular interests of the distinct society that was Lower Canada and he took it upon himself to interpret to the political leaders the demands of the Catholic hierarchy.”

For more information about the debates on education, religion, and the rights of minorities that were part of the project to unify the British North American colonies, we invite you to consult the following list of biographies: