Lord Russell (British Colonial Secretary) reject the demands of the assemblies in the Upper and Lower Canadas for greater autonomy and full control of the economy. To this, the Patriot Party (lower Canada) call for a boycott of British goods and encourage colonials to practice smuggling with the United States. Lower Canada's Governor, Lord Gosford, respond by banning public assemblies. At the same time in Upper Canada, a group of reformists under William Lyon Mackenzie found the Committee of Vigilance of Upper Canada as a from of parallel government for the province.
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