HIST 2500 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Singer Corporation, Intercolonial Railway, Central Canada
6 Jan 2017
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1889 royal commission on the relations of labour and capital. Industrial revolution occurred in central canada and to a lesser extent in. Primarily in ontario and quebec; major urban centers. Most other places did not experience these changes. Tracing canada"s economic growth through gnp- growth was slow throughout. Canada struggled to increase its population in the early to mid 19th century. Experiences positive migration growth beginning in the 20th century. Before this, their international migration rates were negative numbers. Transition in the nature of labour: society moves from self-provisioning to wage. Transition in the nature of energy use: society moves from organic to mineral energy sources. Organic energy comes almost directly from the sun (ex: burning fuel wood, horse pulling plow to grow wheat for energy, activities that require energy that comes from food that comes from the sun"s energy).
