Thomas D'Arcy McGee, Volume 2After a tumultuous career as a revolutionary in Ireland and an ultra conservative Catholic in the United States, Thomas D'Arcy McGee moved to Canada in 1857, where he became a force for moderation and the leading Irish Canadian politician in the country. Determined that Canada should avoid the ethno religious strife that afflicted Ireland, he articulated an inclusive, broad minded nationalism based on generosity of spirit, a willingness to compromise,