Thomas Mcgee's Graduation Speech
Greetings fellow attractive delegates, Thomas D’arcy Mcgee is my name and I am present today on behalf of the exquisite men and women of Canada East and the conservative party. Let me begin by bestowing my flourishing background.
I was born in Ireland where I initiated my career as a newspaper editor while delivering speeches and poems about Irish independence. I later received various requests from the Irish community in Canada that they demand a respectful politician, this prompted me to immigrate to Canada East. In December 1857 I was elected to Canada’s legislative team as one of the representatives of Montreal, a couple of years later I participated in the Charlottetown conference, during the conference I experienced the desire to increase, …show more content…
Initially, one of the significant factors is the united military. The joint military strength will secure the colonies from the Fenians, Americans, and any further threats. Additionally, we won't have to be controlled by the incompetent scum, we call Britain. Unfortunately, there is a disadvantage, we will be at risk of losing our french culture to the majority of English-speaking people. There still are points of why merging is valuable like a bilingual government and REP by POP but I don't feel like they are as significant.
Let me now speak about my deepest and darkest heartfelt emotions about confederation. One vital factor that is personally my most cherished aspect that I have hidden is THE INTERCOLONIAL RAILWAY. The Intercolonial Railway will improve trade and economy between the colonies, we also won't have to travel through the U.S to trade with each other, this will also reduce the tariff costs with the U.S., unfortunately, the only colony that won't benefit is P.E.I but let's be honest who gives a rat's tail about them. Lastly, my most confidential feeling I ever thought, I am starting to despise the Fenians extremely, shhh don't tell the Irish.
Now I ask you, my fellow gorgeous colleagues, to vote “YES” for confederation so that we can combine our lakes and rivers to become one northern nation and maybe one day we will become more outstanding than those idiots at the
I was born in Ireland where I initiated my career as a newspaper editor while delivering speeches and poems about Irish independence. I later received various requests from the Irish community in Canada that they demand a respectful politician, this prompted me to immigrate to Canada East. In December 1857 I was elected to Canada’s legislative team as one of the representatives of Montreal, a couple of years later I participated in the Charlottetown conference, during the conference I experienced the desire to increase, …show more content…
Initially, one of the significant factors is the united military. The joint military strength will secure the colonies from the Fenians, Americans, and any further threats. Additionally, we won't have to be controlled by the incompetent scum, we call Britain. Unfortunately, there is a disadvantage, we will be at risk of losing our french culture to the majority of English-speaking people. There still are points of why merging is valuable like a bilingual government and REP by POP but I don't feel like they are as significant.
Let me now speak about my deepest and darkest heartfelt emotions about confederation. One vital factor that is personally my most cherished aspect that I have hidden is THE INTERCOLONIAL RAILWAY. The Intercolonial Railway will improve trade and economy between the colonies, we also won't have to travel through the U.S to trade with each other, this will also reduce the tariff costs with the U.S., unfortunately, the only colony that won't benefit is P.E.I but let's be honest who gives a rat's tail about them. Lastly, my most confidential feeling I ever thought, I am starting to despise the Fenians extremely, shhh don't tell the Irish.
Now I ask you, my fellow gorgeous colleagues, to vote “YES” for confederation so that we can combine our lakes and rivers to become one northern nation and maybe one day we will become more outstanding than those idiots at the