HST 307 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Cypress Hills Massacre, Joseph Howe, Manitoba Act
28 Jan 2017
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Loose group of opposition (morph into the liberals) Ontarians want to go there to farm. Groomed as a perfect spokesperson for the west. Form a provisional government of their own. No guarentee that the west would be english speaking. Can"t give amnesty (giver personal amnesty, but cannot write it into the constitution) Set aside little parts of land for different bands (reserves) Way of life in western canada destroyed. Development of west firmly in ottawa"s hands. Start within 3 years, finish within 10. Leads to rebell about how unfair it was. Tend to be more supportive of freeer trade. At the time had a higher court (primy council) Asked them if they wanted a wagon road. United states had a very high tariff. Wanted to raise tariffs on american goods coming into canada. Use the tariff to foster economic growth in canada. Cost of living is a little more expensive. Set up factories in canada (cid:894)don"t have to pay tarrif(cid:895)
