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The 44 pages that link to Canadian Confederation, each with the reason it gives.

• Westminster systemRelated: Canada adopted parliamentary institutions shaped by the Westminster model.

• Federation of AustraliaCompared with: Canada offered a federal precedent, but Australia's conventions designed a distinct constitutional settlement.

• Fur tradeRelated: The transfer of Rupert’s Land to Canada connected the fur-trade frontier to westward nation-building.

• Canadian Pacific RailwayRelated: The railway became a condition for bringing British Columbia into the new federation.

• Canadian federalismNarrower topic: Confederation established the federal system and its first provincial divisions.

• CanadaBroader topic: It established the country’s federal framework and began its westward expansion.

• John A. MacdonaldRelated: Macdonald was a leading negotiator and became prime minister when the new Dominion began.

• DominionBroader topic: The British North America Act created the first polity officially called a dominion.

• Newfoundland and LabradorRelated: Newfoundland and Labrador entered the federation decades after its founding.

• Order of CanadaNarrower topic: The centennial of Confederation provided the occasion for creating the order.

• Rupert's LandRelated: Canada’s expansion after Confederation led it to acquire Rupert’s Land in 1870.

• British ColumbiaRelated: British Columbia entered the new federation in 1871.

• OttawaRelated: Ottawa’s pre-existing capital status carried into the new country.

• British North AmericaRelated: It ended the pre-Confederation political era for the colonies that formed the new Dominion.

• Canadian identityRelated: Confederation created a political framework around which later national belonging developed.

• New BrunswickRelated: New Brunswick joined Confederation as one of its four founding provinces.

• OntarioRelated: Ontario entered the new federation on July 1, 1867.

• Canadian literatureRelated: Nation-building after Confederation shaped debates about identity, region, and belonging in literature.

• Louis RielNarrower topic: Riel’s resistance tested how Confederation would incorporate western communities and their rights.

• Canadian nationalismBroader topic: Confederation established the political framework later nationalists sought to define and strengthen.

• NewfoundlandRelated: Newfoundland became Canada’s tenth province in 1949.

• Numbered TreatiesRelated: The new Dominion pursued territorial expansion through treaty negotiations.

• George-Étienne CartierBroader topic: Cartier was one of the principal negotiators and advocates of the union.

• Trans-Canada HighwayNarrower topic: The highway later gave a physical expression to a country formed across vast distances.

• Atlantic CanadaRelated: New Brunswick and Nova Scotia joined at Confederation; Prince Edward Island and Newfoundland entered later.

• Liberal Party of CanadaRelated: The party emerged at Confederation, when the new federal political system took shape.

• Upper CanadaRelated: Upper Canada’s successor, Canada West, became part of the new dominion.

• Prime Minister of CanadaRelated: Confederation established the federal government whose head is the prime minister.

• William Lyon MackenzieNarrower topic: Confederation followed decades of constitutional change after the grievances that fueled Mackenzie’s revolt.

• Canadian dollarRelated: Confederation preceded national currency legislation that standardized the Canadian dollar.

• Rebellions of 1837–1838Narrower topic: The rebellions’ constitutional debates formed part of the longer path toward colonial self-government.

• Alexander MackenzieRelated: Confederation created the federal political system in which Mackenzie rose to national leadership.

• History of CanadaRelated: Its evolving membership and constitutional arrangements define the country’s founding process.

• Library and Archives CanadaNarrower topic: The federal documentary record preserved by the institution begins within the country's post-Confederation history.

• CharlottetownNarrower topic: The Charlottetown Conference helped set Confederation in motion.

• Flag of CanadaNarrower topic: The flag later offered a symbol for a federation formed under the British Crown.

• History of Newfoundland and LabradorNarrower topic: Newfoundland joined this federation more than eight decades after its founding.

• History of North AmericaBroader topic: Confederation set the framework for Canada’s expansion and federal institutions.

• The Globe and MailRelated: The Globe’s founder, George Brown, was a leading Confederation advocate.

• The MaritimesRelated: The first two Maritime provinces joined at Confederation; Prince Edward Island entered in 1873.

• CanadaRelated: It marks the country’s constitutional beginning and the first provinces in its federal union.

• History of OntarioRelated: Ontario became a province when Confederation established Canada's federal system.

• History of QuebecRelated: Confederation established Quebec as one of Canada’s founding provinces.

• Politics of CanadaBroader topic: Confederation established the federal framework that still structures Canadian politics.