EDEE 280 Lecture Notes - Utopian Socialism
17 Mar 2013
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March 14th, 2013: canada"s period of industrialization: politics and society. A new class structure was created not hereditary, it was based on access to money based on work. British north american colonies already felt the effects of industrialization before its onset in the country. British policy changing industrialization coincided with the growth of transportation & communications in. Canada: macdonald"s national policy (1870s) series of measures & acts there were 3 policies that emerged to protect canadian economy & make it stronger as a united nation introduced tariffs which stimulated buying of local products. Big investments into transportation (railway) sponsored immigration many from british isles industrialization in quebec two main phases: Growth fuelled by capital goods industries (1890s-1920s) industries that manufacture the means of production. Used in the productions of other goods and commodities. Electricity; pulp and paper; mining (for zinc, gold & silver); aluminum: urbanization. Montreal emerges as an economic hub reasons for this growth.
