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A privilege may not be a right, but, under the constitution of the country, I do not gather that any broad distinction is drawn between the rights and the privileges that were enjoyed and that were taken away.

~Charles Tupper

Topics: Any Away Between Broad Constitution Country Distinction Drawn Enjoyed Gather May Privilege Privileges Right Rights Taken Were

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The position the Government finds itself in is not one of constructing a law, but of carrying out a decision given by the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council.

~Charles Tupper

Topics: Carrying Committee Constructing Council Decision Finds Given Government Itself Judicial Law Out Position

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I do not see any reason why they should not be given the means to give their teachers just as high an education as is secured by attendance at the Protestant schools.

~Charles Tupper

Topics: Any Attendance Education Give Given High Just Means Protestant Reason Schools Secured See Should Teachers Why

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It is admitted by everybody that rights and privileges enjoyed by the Roman Catholic minority in Manitoba down to 1890, were taken away by legislation of 1890.

~Charles Tupper

Topics: Admitted Away Catholic Down Enjoyed Everybody Legislation Minority Privileges Rights Roman Roman Catholic Taken Were

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It is idle to waste time and discuss whether it was within our power and duty to see whether we could prepare a Bill better than the Remedial Bill.

~Charles Tupper

Topics: Better Bill Could Discuss Duty Idle Our Power Prepare See Than Time Waste Waste Time Whether Within

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My great desire has been to remove from the political arena a question of this kind that is calculated to prevent us getting a verdict upon the important political issues that separate the two parties in this country.

~Charles Tupper

Topics: Arena Been Calculated Country Desire Getting Great Important Issues Kind Parties Political Political Arena Political Issues Prevent Question Remove Separate Two Us Verdict

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That children shall be compelled to receive religious instruction which is in antagonism to the wishes of their parents, is what no man with say sense of justice would suggest.

~Charles Tupper

Topics: Antagonism Children Compelled Instruction Justice Man Parents Receive Religious Say Sense Shall Suggest Which Wishes Would

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That text-books be permitted in Catholic schools such as will not offend the religious views of the minority, and which from an educational standpoint shall be satisfactory to the advisory board.

~Charles Tupper

Topics: Advisory Board Catholic Catholic Schools Educational Minority Offend Permitted Religious Religious Views Satisfactory Schools Shall Standpoint Views Which Will

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The hon. gentleman had better spare his interrogations if they are as senseless as that one.

~Charles Tupper

Topics: Better Gentleman Had His Senseless Spare

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You have the Roman Catholic Church, the Church of England, the Presbyterians, the Wesleyans, represented in each school, and they are each to take alternate days.

~Charles Tupper

Topics: Alternate Catholic Catholic Church Church Days Each England Roman Roman Catholic School Take You

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Biography

Nationality: Canadian

Type: Statesman

Born: July 2nd, 1821

Died: October 30th, 1915

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