text_original: The colony — for indeed on these subjects the population of Lower Canada, right or wrong, was so near to being of one mind that we may take the de  clarations of public meetings as representing the colony — demanded that the legislative council should be made elective, and that the colonial government should 54 A HISTORY OF OUR OWN TIMES. on. m.
text_transcription: THE COLONY FOR INDEED ON THESE SUBJECTS THE POPULATION OF LOWER CANADA RIGHT OR WRONG WAS SO NEAR TO BEING OF ONE MIND THAT WE MAY TAKE THE DECLARATIONS OF PUBLIC MEETINGS AS REPRESENTING THE COLONY DEMANDED THAT THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL SHOULD BE MADE ELECTIVE AND THAT THE COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SHOULD
phonemes: ðə kˈɑːləni — fɔːɹ ˌɪndˈiːd ˌɔn ðiːz sˈʌbdʒɛkts ðə pˌɑːpjʊlˈeɪʃən ʌv lˈoʊɚ kˈænədə, ɹˈaɪt ɔːɹ ɹˈɔŋ, wʌz sˌoʊ nˌɪɹ tə bˌiːɪŋ ʌv wˈʌn mˈaɪnd ðæt wiː mˈeɪ tˈeɪk ðə də klæɹˈeɪʃənz ʌv pˈʌblɪk mˈiːɾɪŋz æz ɹˌɛpɹᵻzˈɛntɪŋ ðə kˈɑːləni — dᵻmˈændᵻd ðætðə lˈɛdʒɪslətˌɪv kˈaʊnsəl ʃˌʊd biː mˌeɪd ᵻlˈɛktɪv, ænd ðætðə kəlˈoʊnɪəl ɡˈʌvɚnmənt ʃˌʊd fˈɪfti fˈɔːɹ ɐ hˈɪstɚɹi ʌv ˌaʊɚɹ ˌoʊdˌʌbəljˌuːˈɛn tˈaɪmz. ˈɔn. ˈɛm.