Machine generated contents note: 1 Family Background and Early Years 3
2 Student and Journalist, Toronto, 1854-58 Io
3 A Period of Transition, I858-60 23
4 Journalist and Parliamentary Reporter, Halifax,
1860-67 27
5 Freelance Writer, Sydney, 1867-69 52
6 Officer of the Canadian Senate, I869-73 62
7 From Senate to Commons, 1873-80 76
8 Clerk of the Commons: An Ambition Realized,
1880-1902 89
9 Authority and Adviser on Constitutional Matters IIo
10 Author and Consultant on Procedure at Meetings 144
11 Family Life, 1880-1902 163
12 Historian and Litterateur 177
13 The Royal Society of Canada - Twenty Years of
Service 199
14 Last Illness and Death 222
15 A Canadian Robert, the Erskine May of Canada,
or Simply a Great Victorian Canadian? 225
Appendices
1 Continued Use and Updating of Bourinot's Books after
His Death 239
2 Memorials to Bourinot 252
3 A Note on Sources 254
Notes 259
Index 355.