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The two men who were the most important
figures in bringing Confederation together and then
making it work as a national partnership between French
and English were John A Macdonald and George-Étienne
Cartier.
Cartier and his house
represent many different things in Canada. He was the
key power broker and politician from Quebec and with
Macdonald formed an English French partnership which
governed Canada for most of it's first30 years. Cartier
was a refined cultured and highly intelligent man and
his home in Montreal was representative of many of the
beautiful Victorian houses of the 1870 - 1880's period.
This National Historic Site opened in
1885 and is one of the only houses from that period,
which has been fully restored, which is open to the
public. A visit to the House with it's beautiful and
lavish interior is impressive for that decor but also
for the ambiance of history which floods the residence
as one can image all of the decisions, actions and ideas
which were made by Cartier and his many friends and
colleagues who visited.
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