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• Title: Robert Baldwin Day for Ontarians.
• Author : Canadian Parliamentary Review
• Release Date : January 22, 2001
• Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
• Pages : * pages
• Size : 230 KB

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Despite his prominent role in Ontario's political history very few people know much about Robert Baldwin. A prominent lawyer and political leader in the nineteenth century, Baldwin is best remembered for his role in democratic reform. He developed and promoted the concept of responsible government for Upper Canada and envisioned an Executive Council that would be accountable to an elected legislature. This became a reality with the passage in 1841 of the Act commonly known as the Act of Union and remains the basis of Canada's system of parliamentary government to this day. Baldwin was also active in the reform of local government. Passage of the Act commonly known as the Baldwin Act allowed for the incorporation of townships, villages, towns and cities. These respective levels of government were formed around the notion of having a democratically elected council in each community. This article proposes recognizing the accomplishments of Baldwin by establishing a day in his honour. Since July 1985 members of the Ontario Legislative Assembly, staff and thousands of tourists have passed by the portrait of Robert Baldwin hanging just to the left of the entrance to the Legislative Chamber. Most have little or no knowledge of who the man is or what he accomplished. A poor understanding of the Baldwin legacy leads to a poor understanding of Ontario's political history. As a result many Ontarians lack a sufficient understanding of their parliamentary and monarchical system of government.

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