January 11, 1868

DEAF AND DUMB INSTITUTES

In response to a question from John McLeod (Liberal, Durham West), Hon. John Sandfield Macdonald (Premier) said the government has no plans to establish institutes for the deaf and dumb given the as yet unresolved financial accounts between Ontario and Québec.

ONTARIO’S NORTHWESTERN BOUNDARY

The Government has not yet established the northwestern boundary of the province. The Premier told the legislature that the resolutions recently passed in the Dominion Parliament and the forthcoming decisions from England on the matter will affect the boundaries. Macdonald said the Government will work to have the question settled as quickly as possible.