Timeline of Quebec History (1867 To 1899) - 1890s

1890s

  • 1890 - A law abolishing public funding of Roman Catholic schools in Manitoba is enacted. (see Manitoba Schools Question).
  • 1890 - Quebec general election: Liberals win.
  • 1891 - Quebec premier Honoré Mercier removed from office by Lieutenant-Governor Auguste-Réal Angers after being accused of corruption. The following year he is cleared of all charges.
  • 1892 - Quebec general election: Conservatives win.
  • 1892 - Montreal has electric streetcars for the first time.
  • 1896 - Wilfrid Laurier, born in Saint-Lin, Quebec becomes the first Quebecer to be elected Prime Minister of Canada.
  • 1896 - In a decision by the British Privy Council, the federal government loses the right to veto provincial laws.
  • 1897 - Quebec general election: Liberals win.
  • 1898 - The Parliament of Canada passes the Quebec Boundary Extension Act, 1898 extending the northern boundary of the province of Quebec to the Eastmain River.

Federal Referendum on Alcohol. Passes in all provinces except Quebec

  • 1899 - The Second Boer War erupts in South Africa. Some English Canadians are willing to participate in support of Great Britain, while most Quebecers are opposed. This foreshadowed the Conscription Crisis of 1917 and the Conscription Crisis of 1944.

Read more about this topic:  Timeline Of Quebec History (1867 To 1899)