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LaFontaine and Baldwin were of one mind. They saw that the most important issue in the Canadas was the achievement of responsible government. The two men had the highest possible opinion of one another. They enjoyed a deep friendship for the rest of their lives. See also: LaFontaine, Baldwin and Responsible Government Education Guide.
Responsible government refers to a government that is accountable to the people rather than to the Crown. Watch a series of documentary films to discover the role played by Baldwin and LaFontaine in shaping Canadian government as we know it today.
- Baldwin, LaFontaine and The Reform Movement
- Rebellions of 1837–38
- Building Responsible Government
- A Partnership of Biblical Proportions
The two main Reformers of this era, LaFontaine and Robert Baldwin, William Warren’s son, came to maturity at a time when Canada was governed by the governor general. Though elected assemblies existed, the government was run by a group of elites appointed to the Executive Council. Known as the Family Compact, or the Château Clique in Lower Canada, t...
Baldwin and LaFontaine were against violence and opposed radical members of the reform movements who broke out in open rebellion. In Lower Canada, the rebellions killed more than 300 people (see Rebellion in Lower Canada). In Upper Canada, the revolt was less violent, but its leadership, including William Lyon Mackenzie, was just as serious as thei...
In the wake of the crisis, Lord Durham was appointed governor general and asked to investigate colonial grievances. According to him, the problem was that Canada represented “two nations warring in the bosom of a single state.” His major recommendation was therefore to unite the Canadas in order to assimilate the French Canadians (see Durham Report...
Shortly after, Baldwin and LaFontaine began a lifelong correspondence and became the best of friends. Some called them the David and Jonathan of Canadians politics — a reference to Biblical rivals of different tribes who formed a deep, platonic friendship. LaFontaine was 34, Baldwin 38. Neither man was talkative, nor a great orator. But as John Ral...
Robert Baldwin (May 12, 1804 – December 9, 1858) was an Upper Canadian lawyer and politician who with his political partner Louis-Hippolyte Lafontaine of Lower Canada, led the first responsible government ministry in the Province of Canada.
- Lawyer
- Spadina House (Baldwin family cemetery)
15 de mar. de 2023 · Reflecting on the situation, Baldwin wrote to LaFontaine in October 1845 that he still believed the Reformers would ultimately triumph: “However discouraging may have been the result of the last general election, I am always inclined to look further back and compare the present condition of our political principles with that which ...
The dramatic change from autocracy to responsible government in Canada was achieved by the most remarkable political partnership in Canadian history — that of Robert Baldwin and Louis-Hippolyte LaFontaine.
3 de oct. de 2020 · 10.03.2020. The day Canada became a democracy cannot help but be a defining moment in our history. One hundred and seventy-two years ago, on March 11th Louis-Hippolyte LaFontaine was summoned by the Governor General, Lord Elgin, to form a new government. Why?
