Tupper
Proper noun
Meaning
Tupper (plural Tuppers)
A surname.
Synonyms
Phrases with the word
Examples
Although Laurier had clearly won the election on June 24, Tupper initially refused to cede power, insisting that Laurier would be unable to form a government despite the Liberal Party's having won 55% of the seats in the House of Commons.
At a caucus meeting in January 1856, Tupper recommended a new direction for the Conservative party: they should begin actively courting Nova Scotia's Roman Catholic minority and should eagerly embrace railroad construction.
As such, throughout 1886, Macdonald begged Tupper to return to Canada to fight the Anti-Confederates.
Convinced that Stephen's syndicate was up to the task, Tupper convinced the cabinet to back the plan at a meeting in June 1880 and, together with Macdonald, negotiated a contract with the syndicate in October.
As on previous occasions when he was not in cabinet, Tupper was active in practicing medicine during the 1874–78 stint in Opposition, though he was dedicating less and less of his time to medicine during this period.
Although these public schools were non-denominational (which resulted in Protestants sharply criticizing Tupper), they did include a program of Christian education.