▁sale . ▁ ▁Provin cial ▁deb t ▁of ▁Upper ▁Canada ▁The ▁Reform ers ▁were ▁inc ensed ▁at ▁the ▁deb t ▁that ▁the ▁family ▁compact ▁had ▁managed ▁to ▁in cur ▁as ▁the ▁results ▁of ▁general ▁improvements ▁to ▁the ▁province , ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁Well and ▁Canal . ▁These ▁deb ts ▁stem med ▁mostly ▁from ▁invest ments ▁in ▁can als . ▁ ▁A ▁man ▁and ▁his ▁team ▁of ▁ox en ▁h ired ▁at ▁two ▁dollars ▁per ▁day . ▁ ▁The ▁population ▁of ▁the ▁province ▁was ▁estimated ▁at ▁ 4 0 0 , 0 0 0 , ▁while ▁the ▁deb t ▁of ▁the ▁province ▁amount ed ▁to ▁around ▁ 1 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁pounds . ▁ ▁The ▁annual ▁reven ues ▁amount ed ▁to ▁ 6 0 , 0 0 0 , ▁a ▁sum ▁almost ▁ins u fficient ▁to ▁pay ▁the ▁interest ▁on ▁the ▁deb t . ▁ ▁The ▁dissol ution ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 2 th ▁Parliament ▁of ▁Upper ▁Canada ▁in ▁spring ▁of ▁ 1 8 3 6 ▁resulted ▁from ▁the ▁den ial ▁of ▁money ▁b ills ▁by ▁the ▁Reform ist ▁Legisl ative ▁Assembly . ▁ ▁Con front ation ▁ ▁Toronto ▁Reb ell ion ▁ ▁When ▁the ▁Lower ▁Canada ▁Reb ell ion ▁broke ▁out ▁on ▁October ▁ 9 , ▁ 1 8 3 7 , ▁Bond ▁Head ▁sent ▁all ▁the ▁British ▁troops ▁station ed ▁in ▁Toronto ▁to ▁help ▁suppress ▁it . ▁At ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁November , ▁a ▁meeting ▁of ▁ 1 5 ▁reform ers ▁at ▁John ▁Do el ' s