Thomas Talbot Emigrated
In 1791
Where He Became Personal Secretary
To John Graves Simcoe
Lieutenant-Governor Of Upper Canada
Talbot Convinced
The Government
To Allow Him
To Implement
A Land Settlement Scheme Of 5,000 Acres (2,000 Ha)
In Elgin County
In
The Townships Of Dunwich
And Aldborough
In 1803. According
To His Government Agreement
He Was Entitled
To 200 Acres (80 Ha)
For Every Settler Who Received 50 Acres (20 Ha);
In This Way He Gained An Estate Of 20,000 Acres (8,000 Ha)
Talbot's Administration Was Regarded
As Despotic
He Was Infamous
For Registering Settlers' Names
On
The Local Settlement Map
In Pencil
And If Displeased
Erasing Their Entry
Talbot's Abuse Of Power Was
A Contributing Factor
In
The Upper Canada Rebellion Of 1837
Crown
And Clergy Reserves
In 2014
the Province of Ontario appointed Margaret Wilson
to lead an independent review of operational issues at
the TDSB
Wilson conducted over sixty interviews
and reviewed documents
letters
and hundreds of emails
Her conclusion was that
a "climate of fear" existed within
the TDSB. Wilson wrote:. .
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