HIS263Y1 Lecture : lecture note
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During the period of immigration boom, most people were from britain. Of the europeans category, northern europeans are the most preferred immigrants. Immigration is a tension between the cultural desire and economic needs of the country. Immigrants come during a huge period of economic growth. This economic boos is tied to global conditions and international events. For canada, an expanding economy requires workers and farmers. There is a strong tendency of the western world to equate population growth with national prosperity. In 1901, all of canada produced about 56 million bushels of wheat. By 1911, just the prairies produce208 million bushels. Canada becomes one of the world"s greatest bread baskets. The wheat frontier has a large spin-off because of their tools and services requirements. The wheat economy becomes one of the key things that binds canada from east to west. I t also produces a huge human change on the prairies. This is also an environmental change as well.
