HISB41H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Adam Beck, Maritime Rights Movement
Document Summary
National policy and growth of canadian manufacturing. Powering industrial change: the creation of hydro electric power in ontario and quebec. In the maritimes, steel and coal was produced. The west has and increase in agricultural development. In b. c: you have the development of mining. Creation of service industry: finance, accounting, retail, etc. First phase 1850-1900; expansion of consumer goods, 2nd phase 1900-1929; rise of agricultural equipment, steel. National policy developed by john a macdonald and it had 3 elements 1) creation of high tariff on manufacturing goods 2) promotion of immigration 3) construction and expansion of railroads on average, national policy raise tariffs by 6% Good politics made manufacturing sector to donate to the cpc. Canada and britain had systems of imperial preferences for certain product where they agreed to lower certain tariffs. Maritimes: believed national policy against their interests. 1920"s: nova scotial steel company sold to montreal and capitalists as well.
