History 2201E Lecture Notes - Dalton Mccarthy, Laurier Liberals, Provincial Rights Party
30 Apr 2013
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Oliver mowat, premier of ontario and father of provincial rights . Achievement of confederation, quebec has it"s own gov"t. Issues of local concern given to the provinces because quebec has control of it"s own culture. The major interpretation is that john a macdonald created a centralized nation where the most significant powers remained in the hands of ottawa and the federal gov"t. However, provinces are still given weight, power, and influences. Dominion provincial dispute (argument between federal gov"t and provincial gov"t) In the years following confederation, there is discontent. Decline of the timber trade brought new brunswick & nova scotia into prosperity around the war of 1812. Lack of economic diversity within the region. This is seen most prominently in the people from the maritimes down to new england, as well as people from quebec (constant issue/problem for the gov"ts)
