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Negotiations and Terms
- When
- 1870
- Where
- location of negotiations not specified in sources
Terms of union were negotiated in 1870, with British Columbians accepting more generous conditions than initially expected.
Negotiations occurred principally during Macdonald's illness, with Cartier leading the Canadian delegation. The agreement included the assumption of colonial debt and the extension of the Canadian Pacific Railway, which were critical to the province's entry. The location of the negotiations is not specified in the sources.
Sources
- John A. Macdonald Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-14
- British Columbia Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-05
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