The 5th Parliament of Upper Canada was opened 2 February 1809. Elections in Upper Canada had been held in May 1808. All sessions were held at York, Upper Canada and sat at the Parliament Buildings of Upper Canada. This parliament was dissolved 1 May 1812 by the Administrator of the Government Isaac Brock who had been frustrated in his efforts to pass legislation preparing the colony for war with the United States.
This House of Assembly of the 5th Parliament of Upper Canada had four sessions 2 February 1809 to 6 March 1812:
| Sessions | Start | End |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2 February 1809 | 9 March 1809 |
| 2nd | 1 February 1810 | 12 March 1810 |
| 3rd | 1 February 1811 | 13 March 1811 |
| 4th | 1 February 1812 | 6 March 1812 |
| Riding | Member |
|---|---|
| Dundas | Henry Merkley |
| Essex | Matthew Elliott |
| Essex | Jean Baptiste Baby |
| Frontenac | Allan McLean |
| Glengarry | Alexander Macdonell |
| Glengarry | Thomas Fraser |
| Grenville | Stephen Burritt |
| Hastings & Ameliasburgh Township | James McNabb |
| Kent | John McGregor |
| Leeds | Peter Howard |
| Lennox & Addington | John Roblin |
| Willet Casey (Feb 1811) | |
| Lennox & Addington | Thomas Dorland |
| 1st Lincoln County & Haldimand | Joseph Willcocks |
| 1st Lincoln & Haldimand | Levi Lewis |
| 2nd Lincoln | David Secord |
| 3rd Lincoln | Samuel Street - Speaker 1809-1812 |
| 4th Lincoln | Crowell Willson |
| Norfolk | Philip Sovereign |
| Northumberland and Durham | David McGregor Rogers |
| Oxford & Middlesex | Benajah Mallory |
| Prescott | Thomas Mears |
| Prince Edward except Ameliasburgh Township | James Wilson |
| John Stinson (Feb 1811) | |
| Stormont & Russell | John Brownell |
| Abraham Marsh (Sept 1810) | |
| East York & Simcoe | Thomas B. Gough |
| West York | Richard Beasley |
| John Willson (Feb 1810) |
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“At the ramparts on the cliff near the old Parliament House I counted twenty-four thirty-two-pounders in a row, pointed over the harbor, with their balls piled pyramid-wise between them,—there are said to be in all about one hundred and eighty guns mounted at Quebec,—all which were faithfully kept dusted by officials, in accordance with the motto, “In time of peace prepare for war”; but I saw no preparations for peace: she was plainly an uninvited guest.”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)
““All men live in suffering
I know as few can know,
Whether they take the upper road
Or stay content on the low....””
—William Butler Yeats (1865–1939)
“Though the words Canada East on the map stretch over many rivers and lakes and unexplored wildernesses, the actual Canada, which might be the colored portion of the map, is but a little clearing on the banks of the river, which one of those syllables would more than cover.”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)