▁of ▁the ▁City ▁of ▁Toronto " ▁contained ▁provoc ative ▁references ▁to ▁the ▁American ▁Revolution ▁and ▁included ▁a ▁direct ▁attack ▁on ▁the ▁recently ▁dece ased ▁monarch ▁who ▁they ▁held ▁personally ▁responsible ▁for ▁the ▁col ony ' s ▁un re present ative ▁government . ▁ ▁In ▁November ▁ 1 8 3 7 , ▁in ▁the ▁lead - up ▁to ▁the ▁Political ▁Union ' s ▁Constitution al ▁Convention , ▁Mack en zie ▁published ▁a ▁sat ire ▁in ▁the ▁Constitution , ▁a ▁round ▁table ▁discussion ▁by ▁such ▁l umin aries ▁as ▁John ▁Lock e , ▁Benjamin ▁Franklin , ▁George ▁Washington , ▁Oliver ▁G olds m ith ▁and ▁William ▁Pitt ▁and ▁others , ▁said ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁" con vention ▁sitting ▁in ▁this ▁town ship ▁for ▁the ▁purpose ▁of ▁circul ating ▁political ▁information , ▁we igh ing ▁opinions ▁as ▁to ▁the ▁best ▁means ▁of ▁impro ving ▁the ▁civil ▁institutions ▁of ▁the ▁country , ▁and ▁endeav oring ▁to ▁determine ▁whether ▁the ▁British ▁Constitution , ▁Sir ▁F . ▁Head ' s ▁government ▁or ▁Independ ence ▁would ▁be ▁the ▁most ▁likely ▁to ▁prove ▁advantage ous ▁to ▁the ▁people ." ▁As ▁part ▁of ▁this ▁sat ire , ▁he ▁published ▁a ▁draft ▁republic an ▁constitution ▁for ▁Upper ▁Canada . ▁This ▁constitution ▁closely ▁res emble d ▁the ▁object ives ▁sp elled ▁out ▁in ▁the ▁constitution ▁of ▁the ▁Canadian ▁Alliance ▁Society ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 4 ; ▁ ▁it ▁called ▁for ▁an ▁elected ▁governor , ▁legisl ative ▁council ▁( sen ate ), ▁House ▁of ▁Assembly ▁and ▁mag ist racy , ▁all ▁by ▁secret ▁ball