... prior to 1867 and after. Many years after the Treaty of Paris, in 1791, London administered the Constitutional Act that divided Quebec into Upper and Lower Canada, " with the dividing line running from a little west of Montreal Island to Ottawa and up to Hudson's Bay Company territory- . Within the Act London appointed a lieutenant governor, executive council, legislative council, and a house of ... government of the Province of Canada could only ascend to premier and no farther advancement could be established. This restraint made the politicians more motivated to rise farther and was ...

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