POLS 3210 Lecture 5: Lecture 5
10 Dec 2015
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At the time of confederation (cameron, chapter 3) Preservation of a coherent french community with capacity to govern itself. Preservation of the colonial units and their governance capacity drove the fathers of. Provincial di erences remain even when community size, social class, education, age and sex are all controlled for. Federal idea: mutual trust of members of the other group/autonomy/respect. Four dimensions of regionalism (mccormick p. 21 of text) Transfer of ownership for natural resources and public lands to provinces 1930. Rise of regional parties and the quasi party system within some provinces. For bc, growth of left because of lack of ownership of means of production. For maritimes: manufacturing declines; economic power shifts to centre; banks relocate. The cpr gets funding for rail-line between lethbridge alberta to kimberly bc. Reduced rail rates for grain and manufactured goods forever . Diversify oil and gas exploration to federal lands. Keep price of oil arti cially low for rest of canada.
