The path to Confederation

The path to Confederation — to Canada — started long before the official celebrations on July 1, 1867.

Baldwin and Lafontaine
These two men started a big idea: the creation of Canada. Robert Baldwin and Louis-Hippolyte LaFontaine realized that French and English could work together for something big.

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Project partially funded by the Government of Canada through the Department of Canadian Heritage.
  • Canadian Heritage / Patrimoine Canadien
  • Government of Canada
  • HBC: Hudson's Bay Company
  • ecentricarts inc.