Political Science 2230E Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Deindustrialization, Preston Manning, Tariffs In United States History
21 Apr 2017
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Sub communities can frame issues according to their interests-political activity, ideology that aims to mobilize regional identities and interests to support political claims of regional community against larger national community. Similarities and differences between atlantic and prairie regionalism -response has been distinct. Different economies and resources, and ideologies: what are the historical roots of prairie discontent? explains ideological differences- Alberta - us i(cid:373)(cid:373)igra(cid:374)t"s influx, why more right leaning neoconservative orientation. Saskatchewan and manitoba have been more receptive to left leaning parties. Despite this can still discuss the prairies as a region- National economy constructed to serve central canada- Wester(cid:374)ers do(cid:374)"t believe they are treated equitably- Also argue do not get fair return on contribution provinces make to economy. Perspective in west is it is being exploited economically within canada. 3 historical examples: national policy of 1879, about tariffs on imports into canada-on manufactured goods coming into canada.
