Colonial Advocate

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Colonial Advocate was a 19th-century Canadian political newspaper known for its radical reformist stance and influential role in pre-Confederation politics.

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instanceOf Canadian newspaper ⓘ
newspaper ⓘ
political newspaper ⓘ
advocatedFor greater political representation for reformers ⓘ
responsible government in British North America ⓘ
country Canada ⓘ
editor William Lyon Mackenzie ⓘ
endTime 1834 ⓘ
foundedBy William Lyon Mackenzie ⓘ
genre opinion journalism ⓘ
political journalism ⓘ
hasPart editorials ⓘ
letters to the editor ⓘ
political commentary ⓘ
reports on colonial administration ⓘ
historicalPeriod pre-Confederation Canada ⓘ
influenced Reform politics in Upper Canada ⓘ
pre-Confederation Canadian political discourse ⓘ
influencedBy American republican ideas ⓘ
British liberalism ⓘ
jurisdiction Upper Canada ⓘ
language English ⓘ
location Toronto, Upper Canada ⓘ
linked to: York, Upper Canada

York, Upper Canada ⓘ
mainSubject colonial government of Upper Canada ⓘ
criticism of the Family Compact ⓘ
political reform in Upper Canada ⓘ
responsible government ⓘ
mediaType print ⓘ
notableEditor William Lyon Mackenzie ⓘ
notableWork coverage of the Types Riot of 1826 ⓘ
exposés of the Family Compact ⓘ
opposed Family Compact ⓘ
oligarchic rule in Upper Canada ⓘ
politicalAlignment Reform movement in Upper Canada ⓘ
radical reformist ⓘ
publicationCentury 19th century ⓘ
publicationFrequency irregular to weekly (varied over its run) ⓘ
publisher William Lyon Mackenzie ⓘ
reasonForNotability influential role in pre-Confederation politics ⓘ
platform for radical reformist ideas in Upper Canada ⓘ
significantEvent Types Riot of 1826 ⓘ
startTime 1824 ⓘ

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William Lyon Mackenzie → founded → Colonial Advocate ⓘ