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34 made for the purpose of filling our reserved constituencies with French-Canadian Roman Catholics, whenever an opening could be found or made.

Already our hold on these constituencies is so weakened, that, with one or two exceptions, the candidate receiving the Roman Catholic vote will always secure his election. And when the day arrives that Mgr. Bourget's dogma prevails as to "who are those who are not to be voted for," it will be seen that our guarantee is gone. One session, with an obedient majority from the guaranteed constituencies, will be sufficient to re-cast the boundaries of each and all, and scatter to the winds this one of our impregnable securities; unless, as in the case of the Education law, the veto power be exercised.

We have the guarantee that all local legislation is subject to revision and veto by the Governor-General; or rather, to speak more practically and intelligibly, by the Federal Government. The Clauses in the Confederation Act are as follows:—