John Sebastian Helmcken
...that John Sebastian Helmcken opposed British Columbia joining Canadian Confederation—until he negotiated the terms himself?
...that <b id="mwB-o"><a href="./John_Sebastian_Helmcken" id="mwB-s" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="John Sebastian Helmcken">John Sebastian Helmcken</a></b> opposed <a href="./British_Columbia" id="mwB-w" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="British Columbia">British Columbia</a> joining <a href="./Canadian_Confederation" id="mwB-0" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Canadian Confederation">Canadian Confederation</a>—until he negotiated the terms himself?