In 1864, Canada East and Canada West are locked in a hot political dispute, and their proposed solution includes the Maritimes–a new broader Confederation for the North American British colonies. But a fiery New Brunswick politician named Albert James Smith resists the resolution, which he thinks will have dire economic and political consequences for his […]

Smith wins the 1865 New Brunswick provincial election on an anti-confederate platform. But can he keep his divided cabinet together to fight the powerful influence of Canada East and West?