Respect for Minorities, including the French. Many people felt that minorities needed protection within Confederation and McGee gave voice to those concerns.
D'Arcy made Confederation possible. He sold Confederation to the Catholics in both East and West Canada (Ontario and Quebec). He more than most argued for Confederation.
"We are a generation worthy to organise a nation, assuredly the materials are abundant and are at hand."
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Thomas D'Arcy McGee was a strong supporter of Confederation.
he is the FATHER OF CONFEDERATION he started the legislative assembly and was assassinated by his bff
He belongs to Canada east but i don't know exactly what party
James Patrick Whelan was the person who supposedly assassinated Thomas D'Arcy McGee. The police found a revolver which had recently been fired in his pocket, arrested him, and later hanged him. After a short time, people were starting to wonder if he really was guilty. Whelan was supposed to be a Fenian. Here is an hour-long radio documentary that explores whether Whelan was guilty of the McGee murder: cbc.ca/ideas/features/shadows-on-sparks-street/
Cause he wanted cheesebomb