History 2201E Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Thomas Greenway, Manitoba Schools Question
28 Jun 2012
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Lecture 13 part 1 late 19th century canada. The depression of 1873: wheat exports down from 6 million bushels to 2 million bushels, bacon from 10 million pounds to 4 million pounds, butter from 15 million pounds to 2 million pounds, problems: Ontario and quebec paying too much for the have not provinces . Relations between ontario and quebec bad because of hanging of riel. All provinces had different complaints and started looking out for their own well-being. Based laws that would contravene federal laws: e. g. manitoba passed a law that made it legal for another railroad company to have a railroad built to the. Canadian-american border: ottawa butting heads with the provinces over. Provincial power power: federal government had federal power of disallowance. Allowed the federal government to overturn provincial legislation. 1867-1898: federal government struck down 68 provincial laws that went against the federal government"s wishes. Constitution"s legality had yet to be confirmed by government.
