Return To An Address Of The House Of Commons, dated 1st March, 1886; - For a copy of the Report of the Medical men appointed by the Government to enquire into the mental condition of Louis Riel, after his conviction [Drop Title] [Canada. Sessional papers, 1886, no. 43].

CANADA. DEPARTMENT OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE.

Published by [Ottawa: 1886].

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with 3 other returns related to the claims of the Métis in the North-West Territories, & the evidence & charges in the trials of participants in the North-West Rebellion (pagination continuous). 8vo. pp. 389. modern wrs. Bowing to petitions flooding in from French Canada requesting the commutation of the death sentence against Riel and the urging of his French Canadian cabinet colleagues, Prime Minister Macdonald agreed to have Riel s mental condition re-examined. Three doctors were instructed by the government to report on whether Riel was a reasonable and accountable being who could properly be executed: Dr. Jukes of Regina, Dr. Michael Lavel, warden at the Kingston penitentiary, and Dr. François Xavier Valade of Ottawa. The consultation was undertaken in secrecy and Valade s dissenting opinion was falsified in the official report submitted to parliament. Peel 1403 (1st return, pp. 288).

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• Title: Return To An Address Of The House Of Commons, dated 1st March, 1886; - For a copy of the Report of the Medical men appointed by the Government to enquire into the mental condition of Louis Riel, after his conviction [Drop Title] [Canada. Sessional papers, 1886, no. 43].
• Publisher: [Ottawa: 1886].
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  • Canadiana/Americana