Timeline of the Premiership of Alexander Mackenzie
The following is a timeline of the Premiership of Alexander Mackenzie, who served as the second Prime Minister of Canada from November 7, 1873, to October 8, 1878.
1873[edit]
- November 8 – Winnipeg is incorporated.[1]
1874[edit]
- January 22 – Mackenzie leads the Liberal Party to its first majority government in the 1874 Canadian federal election.[2]
- March 26 – The 3rd Canadian Parliament enters session.[3]
- May 29 – The Dominion Elections Act is passed, introducing the secret ballot and abolishing property qualifications.[4]
1875[edit]
- April 8 – The Supreme and Exchequer Courts Act is passed, establishing the Supreme Court of Canada.[5]
- June 1 – The Canadian Pacific Railway begins construction.[citation needed]
1876[edit]
- April 12 – The Indian Act is passed, defining many interactions between Indigenous Canadians and the Canadian Government.[6]
- July 1 – The Intercolonial Railway is completed, connecting Central Canada to the Maritimes.[7]
- October 7 – The District of Keewatin is created from the North-West Territories.[8]
1877[edit]
- September 22 – Treaty 7 is signed between the Canadian Government and seven First Nations band governments.[9]
1878[edit]
- September 17 – Mackenzie's Liberal Party is defeated in the 1878 Canadian federal election by John A. Macdonald's Conservative Party.[10]
References[edit]
- ^ "Historical Profile of Winnipeg". City of Winnipeg. Retrieved June 19, 2021.
- ^ "General Election (1874-01-22)". Parliament of Canada. Retrieved June 19, 2021.
- ^ "Parliaments". Parliament of Canada. Retrieved June 19, 2021.
- ^ "The Electoral System of Canada: Appendix 1: Evolution of the Federal Electoral System". Elections Canada. 12 May 2020. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
- ^ "Research publications: Parliament and Supreme Court of Canada Reference Cases". Parliament of Canada. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
- ^ "The Indian Act: Origins". First Nations Studies Program at UBC. Archived from the original on August 8, 2014.
- ^ "Intercolonial Railway". Government of Canada. 28 July 2015. Retrieved July 12, 2021.
- ^ Nicholson, Norman (1979). Boundaries of the Canadian Confederation. McGill-Queen's University Press. ISBN 9780770517427. JSTOR j.ctt9qf2tv. Retrieved April 5, 2021.
- ^ "Treaty Texts: Treaty and Supplementary Treaty no. 7". Government of Canada. 3 November 2008. Retrieved July 12, 2021.
- ^ "General Election (1878-09-17)". Parliament of Canada. Retrieved July 12, 2021.