History 2201E Lecture Notes - Provincial Rights Party, Thomas Greenway, Clifford Sifton
30 Apr 2013
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Premier thomas greenway of manitoba and liberal prime minister wilfrid. Wilfrid laurier, liberal prime minister of canada. 2 parties exist that actually mean something: liberal & conservative. Strong government (centralized gov"t, but does not mean state intervention) Federal gov"t gains it"s revenue from the tariff, not the taxes. Party of the tariff, and protectionism, the national policy. Believe in a centralized, imperial policy means the empire must act as one (cannot show a bunch of differences of opinion) Sympathetic to manitoba, nova scotia, and the french canadian minority. Party of free trade, reciprocity, lower tariffs. Autonomy control of your own affairs (do not mix up with independence) Clifford sifton, minister of the interior in laurier"s cabinet and responsible for the immigration policy. Each year, the number of immigrants coming in is rapidly increasing. Autonomy acts of 1905 sees the creation of our 8th & 9th provinces. Both provinces start off being led by liberal gov"ts.
