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DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

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a political group in Upper and Lower Canada who supported the traditional British connection (def. 2).

See: British connection(def. 2),English party

Quotations

1832

Mackenzie . . . had the audacity to dare the British party to a meeting. . . .

1860

These are the leaders of the British party, par excellence, and they suffer a man like Mr. Cartier to dictate to them what shall be the boundaries of this British Province.