The proposed Confederation plan contained 72 Quebec Resolutions.
The resolutions were drafted at the Quebec Conference in October 1864 and are therefore also called the “seventy-two resolutions.” Together, they set out a detailed framework for uniting several British North American colonies in a federation. They covered the structure of Parliament, the division of powers, provincial representation, public finances, transportation, and the relationship between the federal and provincial governments.
A major feature was the proposed balance between national and regional interests. The House of Commons would reflect population, while the Senate would provide equal representation for major regions. The plan also envisioned a strong central government and divided the Province of Canada into the future provinces of Ontario and Quebec.
The 72 Resolutions were a proposal, not the final constitutional document. They were debated and approved unevenly by colonial legislatures, then carried forward to the London Conference in 1866. The British North America Act, 1867—now known as the Constitution Act, 1867—translated much of that framework into law. The numbers 101, 84, and 50 do not identify this famous Confederation blueprint.