I te tau 1946, ka pōtitia a Smallwood hei kaitono ki te Newfoundland National Convention, i whakaritea hei tuku whakaaro ki Rānana mo te heke mai o Newfoundland ka whakatakotoria ki mua i te iwi o te whenua i roto i te pooti ture. I tautoko a Smallwood i te uru atu ki Kanata, me te kii ko te uniana me Kanata ka whai hua. I whai hua ki a ia ōna pūkenga hei kaiwhakapāho reo irirangi. I taea e ia te whakamahi i nga mahi o te Kawenata, i tukuna i runga i te reo irirangi, ki te whakatairanga i nga painga o te uniana me Kanata. I whakatūria e ia, i ārahi hoki i te Confederate Association i tautoko i te kōwhiringa Confederation i roto i te Huihuinga i te wā o te 1948 Newfoundland referendums
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