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Parliament of the former Province of Canada From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The 3rd Parliament of the Province of Canada was summoned in 1848, following the general election for the Legislative Assembly in January 1848. The first session was held at Montreal, Canada East. In 1849, rioters protesting the Rebellion Losses Bill burned the parliament buildings. The remaining sessions were held in Toronto. The Parliament was dissolved on November 6, 1851.
During the 1849 session of this parliament, a number of important bills were passed:
In 1850, legislation was passed to regulate the operation of the postal service and to establish a post on the Executive Council for the Postmaster General for the Province of Canada.
The Speaker of this parliament was Augustin Norbert Morin.
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