Hist. in Upper Canada, a supporter of reform by constitutional means; a moderate Reformer.
- 1836  The editor avows himself a Constitutional Reformer, in the true sense of the phrase, and ardent admirer of the institutions of the mother country, and of the Constitution of this Province given by the parent state as a pledge of affectionate regard.
- 1881  He was a constitutional Reformer; yet his programme was moderate enough.