DCHP-2
Young Canada Hist. DCHP-1 (pre-1967)
THIS ENTRY MAY CONTAIN OUTDATED INFORMATION, TERMS and EXAMPLES
a political party formed in the early 1850's by young Canadians who had had enough of the bickering that was characteristic within the old-line parties and who wanted to advance the concept of Canadian nationhood as opposed to the then active movement toward annexation to the United States.
See also: Young Canada party
- 1849 There did not appear to be many French Canadians present, and those of them who took an active part, were gentlemen of "young Canada."
- 1920 D'Arcy McGee . . . by his fervent appeals to the younger generation of Canadians . . . gathered about him a rising nationalist school, a party of Young Canada.
- 1963 McDougall was something of a mentor to them, and his Young Canada was soon to be outshone by their Canada First.
- 1849 There did not appear to be many French Canadians present, and those of them who took an active part, were gentlemen of "young Canada."