HO, CANADA ! by R. Rogers Smith, ( Chief Wapanatak )
Canada is merely a geographical expression, not a political entity, says R. Rogers Smith, long-time battler
for the right of Canadians to vote as Canadians, a right he claims they have never possessed.
In his final chapter the author proposes a “ do-it-yourself ” method whereby the individual Canadian
can assert this right.
Writing often in a style, which has brought consternation to officialdom, R. Rogers Smith blends a
scholar’s knowledge of Canada’s political history with a formidable array of facts, which cannot be
disputed.
Here you will learn why the author states that: the American Civil War cost Canada more than the
combined losses of North and South; that the British North America Act of 1867 was designed to keep Canada in
colonial status; that as regards the Governor-General, there has been no alteration in the constitution of
Canada since the capitulation of Montreal in 1760; that there is not now, nor ever has been a confederation of the
provinces of Canada; nor has provision ever been made for the Canadian to exercise his franchise by voting as
a Canadian*.
Challenging controversial, plain spoken, HO, CANADA !
Author(s): R. Rogers Smith, Chief Wapanatak
Edition: First Edition
Publisher: VANTAGE PRESS
Year: 1965
Language: English
Commentary: Jean-Paul RHEAUME
Pages: 120
City: NEW YORK
CONTENTS
EDITOR’S TERMINOLOGY ................................................................................................. 7
THE GOVERNOR AND THE CONSTITUTION .............................................................. 9
RECAPITULATION ............................................................................................................... 12
FAIRY STORY ....................................................................................................................... 13
INTRODUCTION...................................................................................................................... 6
SEARCH FOR THE BRITISH NORTH AMERICA ACT OF 1867 ........................... 8
THE BIRTH OF GREAT BRITAIN .................................................................................. 14
THE CITIZEN AND THE FLAG....................................................................................... 20
THE CONSTITUTION OF THE GOVERNMENT OF ENGLAND............................ 24
THE ENGLISH CONSTITUTION............................................................................................. 26
THE BURNING OF THE CONSTITUTION ( 1661 )............................................................... 29
REBELLION OF 1835 - 1837 ............................................................................................... 30
THE BRITISH NORTH AMERICA ACT, 1867 ............................................................ 34
SEVEN TRAGIC YEARS, 1860 - 1867............................................................................... 40
RUSSIA’S INTERVENTION ...................................................................................................... 44
TREATY OF WASHINGTON 1871 ................................................................................. 60
THE STATUTE OF WESTMINSTER ............................................................................... 61
CORRESPONDENCE ON INCOME TAX........................................................................ 70
COURT TRIALS, 1942-1947 ................................................................................................ 80
THE GOVERNOR - GENERAL........................................................................................... 83
THE CONSTITUTION OF CANADA................................................................................ 90
BY HIS MAJESTY’S COMMAND, .......................................................................................... 93
SOVEREIGNTY ...................................................................................................................... 97
DO IT YOURSELF - [1965] ............................................................................................... 99
THE TREATY OF PARIS ............................................................................................... 104
