text_original: It was hoped that Lower Canada would remain altogether French, and that Upper Canada would be exclusively English. Then it was thought that they might be governed on their sepa  rate systems as securely and with as little trouble as we now govern the Mauritius on one system and Malta on another.
text_transcription: IT WAS HOPED THAT LOWER CANADA WOULD REMAIN ALTOGETHER FRENCH AND THAT UPPER CANADA WOULD BE EXCLUSIVELY ENGLISH THEN IT WAS THOUGHT THAT THEY MIGHT BE GOVERNED ON THEIR SEPARATE SYSTEMS AS SECURELY AND WITH AS LITTLE TROUBLE AS WE NOW GOVERN THE MAURICIOUS ON ONE SYSTEM AND MALTA ON ANOTHER
phonemes: ɪt wʌz hˈoʊpt ðæt lˈoʊɚ kˈænədə wʊd ɹᵻmˈeɪn ˌɔːltəɡˈɛðɚ fɹˈɛntʃ, ænd ðæt ˌʌpɚ kˈænədə wʊd biː ɛksklˈuːsɪvli ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ. ðˈɛn ɪt wʌz θˈɔːt ðæt ðeɪ mˌaɪt biː ɡˈʌvɚnd ˌɔn ðɛɹ sˈɛpɚ ɹˈeɪt sˈɪstəmz æz sᵻkjˈʊɹli ænd wɪð æz lˈɪɾəl tɹˈʌbəl æz wiː nˈaʊ ɡˈʌvɚn ðə mɔːɹˈɪʃəs ˌɔn wˈʌn sˈɪstəm ænd mˈɔltə ˌɔn ɐnˈʌðɚ.