Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Smallwood akanga ari nhengo ye1947 Ottawa Delegation iyo yakakurukura Migariro yeUnion neCanada. Akasika rimwe pepanhau, "The Confederate", kusimudzira Confederation. Nhamba
Referendamu dza1948 dzakaita kuti Confederation ibvumidzwe, uye muna 1949, semutungamiri weLiberal Party, Smallwood akasarudzwa mutungamiri wedunhu idzva.