ANTH 1002 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Butter Tart, Patriotism, Belles-Lettres
29 Mar 2017
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Changing the discourse and the future of canadian culture. Sir clifford sifton, minister of the interior fill up the west. 1. 5 million immigrants entered canada from 1901 1911. Need more so look to eastern european farmers. Blacks, italians and jews not suited for culture/environment. Only legislation written for a specific ethnic group it effectively barred chinese from. Canada would maintain race restriction rules on immigration until 1962. Between 1930 1939 canada accepted only 4,000 to 800,000 jews fleeing nazi germany. Adrien arcand started the parti national social chretien in montreal in 1934. 1938 national fascism convention held in massey hall, toronto. Employment applications would ask for racial origin and religion. City of toronto would not hire jewish police officers or transit workers. Lake winnipeg resort, sandy hook promoted as jew free . 1931 no jewish professors, judges or school principles in manitoba: by 1946 u of manitoba would have four jewish professors on staff.
