POLI 243 Chapter Notes - Chapter 15: Gross Domestic Product
20 Apr 2013
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System level factors: the opportunity to liberalize trade. Reciprocity was a tool to help countries ensure that they could negotiate lower tariffs, thus while high tariffs were remaining on books, successful negotiations between some trade partners were reversing some of these trends. Laurier to consider close ties with the u. s. , but nonetheless, the first theme laurier"s opponents seized on was that the deal would inevitably bring canada under the sway of the u. s. , breaking historic ties to britain. The u. s. was willing to liberalize more than had been expected and the treaty negotiated by the beginning of 1911 was surprisingly broad, and one that could be considered a coup by those desiring freer trade. The successful negotiations were announced on january 26th. Both parties understood the important advantages or disadvantages of undoing the national policy and the merits of the deal. Trade interests naturally defined the possibilities for coalitions in this election.
