Holding it together!

Holding it Together… How?

Holding it Together… How?

You say…..

Hockey Internet Canadian Identity Maple Syrup PeaceGovernment Justin Biebs Trade Railway Curling IgloosConstitution Act Foreign Relationships Multiculture

PoliticsPolitics EconomyEconomy

CanadaCanada SocietySociety

PoliticsPolitics

•Confederation 1867

•Macdonald’s Conservatives rule from 1867-1872, 1872-1873 (majorities)

•Mackenzie’s Liberals rule from 1873-1874 (minority) 1874-1878 (majority)

•Conservatives rule from 1879-1896 (Macdonald dies in 1891)

•Issues: Annexation, Promises to BC, Pacific Scandal, Red River Rebellion, Treaty Process

EconomyEconomy

•Staples Economy: Europe- Fur (via Hudson’s Bay Company), USA- Wheat

•Manufacturing: Toronto/Montreal

•Opportunities: Abundance of natural resources, markets in Europe

•Threats: American producers and manufacturers

CanadaCanada

Population:3,625,000 (1 person per 2.5 km2)

Birth Rate:10-15

Life Expectancy:67 years (men and women)

Provinces: BC, MB, ON, PQ, NB, NS, PEI

SocietySociety

•Growing multiculturalism (immigration)

•Tensions between East/West, English/French

•Transition from Colony to Country

North (Canada)

South (USA)

West

East

The National The National PolicyPolicy

You are John A Macdonald.

You are aware of the social, economic and political features of the time.

You believe in a strong central government.

You believe in the capacity for a policy to serve as a “solution” to the problems previously discussed.

What are the components of your plan?

The National The National PolicyPolicy

The CPRThe CPR

TariffsTariffs

SettlementSettlement

The National The National PolicyPolicy

SettlementSettlement

• Canadian West as a potential Market

• Canadian West as a potential Producer

• Manufacturing was centred in Eastern Canada

The National The National PolicyPolicy

TariffsTariffs

• See page 186

• Threat of American manufacturing (dumping)

• Tariffs: Make American goods too expensive…

• Manufacture, mining, agriculture

The National The National PolicyPolicy

The CPRThe CPR

•Transportation of Goods (EastWest)

• Transportation of People

• Connection to Asia

• Uniting Country

How are the elements of the National Policy related?How are the elements of the National Policy related?

Element Pluses Minuses Interesting Points

Tariffs (Trade)

Immigration/Settlement

CPR

National Policy Overall

What did the National Policy do for Canada?What did the National Policy do for Canada?

Focus Questions…How does a distant federal government

establish and/or assert control?

Does Canada have a history of assimilating, accommodating or annihilating “minorities”?

What is the relative influence of government, individuals, groups and companies in the expansion of Canada?

What are the characteristics of Canadian leaders and leadership?