Newfoundland is an island located on the eastern coast of Canada and was one of the last provinces to join in Confederation. ... The time of the most heated debates were during the years Newfoundland joining confederation was seriously being considered, 1945 – 1949. Newfoundland joining confederation is still, to this day, a greatly debated issue.
Between the years 1864 and 1947 there were many considerations of Newfoundland joining Canada. From the beginning it was thought that Newfoundland would have no part in confederation because there was such strong opposition of even just Canada confederating in 1867 in Newfoundland. “The defeat was so overwhelming, and the extent of anti-confederate sentiment so great, that it was generally accepted that Newfoundland’s future would be as an independent political unit. ... One aspect that really encouraged Newfoundland into believing joining confederation was in their best interests were a number of different economic problems arising.
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