The Charlottetown Conference
The 4 countries that are in need of a talk.
At the conference
The conference began on Thursday September 1 with a banquet for the delegates. Except for Sunday September 4, when they did not meet. The representatives from the Province of Canada dominated the conference, overshadowing the concerns of the Maritimes, and laying out foundations for the union that benefited them the most . Spent outlining the Canadian position, and the Maritime representatives did not discuss their own plans until September 6 and 7. One Canadian delegate, George Brown, spent two days discussing the details of the proposed constitution, which would keep Canada within the British Empire.The conference concluded on Wednesday September 7.
Delegates
The people were excited with success and the celebration party continued in Halifax, Saint John and Fredericton. But the terms of the union remained to be worked out .
New Brunswick
Edward Barron Chandler
John Hamilton Gray
Samuel Leonard Tilley
William H. Steeves
John Mercer Johnson
Albert J. Smith
Prince Edward Island
George Coles
John Hamilton Gray
Edward Palmer
Andrew Archibald Macdonald
William Henry Pope
Province of Canada
George Brown
Alexander Campbell
George-Étienne Cartier
Alexander Tilloch Galt
John A. Macdonald
Hector-Louis Langevin
William McDougall
Thomas D'Arcy McGee