This essay is about the Canadian confederation in 1867. It describes all the people involved, what happened, why it happened, how it happened and so on.

Confederation The date? July 1st, 1867 Who was the Prime Minister at the time? The first Prime Minister was the Prime MInister at the time. Sir John A. Macdonald. Who was involved? Frederick William Haultain, Joseph Howe, David Laird, John A. Macdonald, Paul Okalik, James Pope, Louis Riel, Joseph Smallwood, Samuel Steele, Samuel Tilly, Charles Tupper, George-Etienne Cartier, Amor De Cosmos, and the Fathers of Confederation: New Brunswick: Edward Barron Chandler, Charles Fisher, John Hamilton Gray, …

…ova Scotia: 1867 Nunavut: 1999 Ontario: 1867 Prince Edward Island: 1873 Quebec: 1867 Saskatchewan: 1905 Yukon Territory: 1898 How has this event furthered Canadian Sovereignty? This event has furthered Canada's independence by helping it achieve its first step to a completely independent nation. With confederation, it let go of a great deal of ropes holding it to Britain. Canada could have her own government, though everything had to go through Britain first, Canada could still make the beginnings of her own decisions.