HISC46H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Hector Fabre, Directv, Alaska Boundary Dispute
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Today"s agenda: canada"s foreign relations in the decades following confederation, central themes/tensions characterizing canada"s international roles as part of the. Canada"s foreign relations in the decades following confederation. Bna and the limits (absence?) of canadian external relations. Early developments in canada"s international presence: commercial agreements and high commission in london (1880-, quebec representative in paris, hector fabre (1882-, departments of external affairs (joseph pope, 1909-) The mechanics of canada"s dealings with the world via london (all of canada"s foreign affairs would go directly to britain: advantages. There would be more influence (i. e. when countries were thinking of. Canada, they would think about britain instead of thinking, wait, who is. Defence (if canada was ever threatened, they knew that the british would have their back: disadvantages. Canada would be involved in britain"s secondary warfare (i. e. war in. Canada would have to send a letter to london and wait for a response.
