ɐ spˈɛlbaɪndɪŋ spˈiːkɚ ænd kənsˈɜːvətˌɪv ˌɛmpˈiː fɔːɹ ɐsˈɪnɪbˌɔɪə wˈɛst fɹʌm wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi sˈɛvən tə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd, dˈævɪn tɹˈaɪd tə ɡˈeɪn pɹəvˈɪnʃəl stˈæɾəs fɚðə tˈɛɹɪtˌoːɹi, ˌiːkənˈɑːmɪk, ænd pɹˈɑːpɚɾi ɐdvˈæntɪdʒᵻz fɚðə nˈuː sˈɛtlɚz, ˈiːvən ðə fɹˈæntʃaɪz fɔːɹ wˈɪmɪn, bˌʌt hiː nˈɛvɚɹ ɐtʃˈiːvd hɪz æmbˈɪʃən təbi ɐ kˈæbᵻnət mˈɪnɪstɚ.
A spellbinding speaker and Conservative MP for Assiniboia West from 1887 to 1900, Davin tried to gain provincial status for the territory, economic, and property advantages for the new settlers, even the franchise for women, but he never achieved his ambition to be a Cabinet minister.