POLI 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Red Tory, Classical Liberalism, Mary Wollstonecraft
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Old-stock canadians: citizens that are sons/daughters of immigrants for 1 or more generations. Should the state be more involved in the economy or less involved in the economy. Did not originally exist until the liberals appeared. In britain: about the presentation about the aristocracy and their rights within the political system attempts. Canada never had an aristocratic system, although there were provincial. There is a strong element of a property elite in canada. They sensed that they had a right to govern because of their elite lifestyles. Elite in canada tended to be british, protestant, church-goers, and went to the same schools/social communities. One characteristic, they tended to contribute to charity often. Saw it as being part of a good society and considered it one of their social responsibilities. They also felt that the broad mass of the population should behave, do their job, not protest and drink too much alcohol.
