Clear Grits

Clear Grits
Political movement in Canada West (now Ontario).

It developed in 1849 within the Reform Party in opposition to the province's premier, Robert Baldwin, who advocated reforms that included the use of crown lands to support the Protestant churches. It allegedly took its name from the motto "All sand and no dirt, clear grit all the way through." Its early leader was Peter Perry; after his death in 1851, control gradually passed to George Brown. It eventually joined other groups to form the Liberal Party of Canada; the term "Grit" denotes a member of that party.

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      political movement and party that arose in Canada West (now Ontario) in opposition to the moderate Reform administration of Robert Baldwin (Baldwin, Robert), premier of the Province of Canada (now Ontario and Quebec) from 1848 to 1851.

 The movement originated in 1849 within the Reform Party of Canada; the Clear Grits opposed Baldwin's policies toward the use of crown lands to support the Protestant churches (Clergy Reserves), judicial reforms, and the method of selecting legislators. Its name is said to have originated from the fact that its members wanted their party to be “all sand and no dirt, clear grit all the way through.” Peter Perry was the early leader of the Clear Grits, but he died in 1851, and control of the movement eventually passed into the hands of George Brown (Brown, George), editor of the Toronto Globe. The Clear Grits eventually became one of the groups that formed the Liberal Party (Liberal Party of Canada) in Canada.
 

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