POLS 2300 Chapter Notes - Chapter 9: Adam Shortt, Petro-Canada, Neoliberalism
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Chapter 9 summary the administrative state (pg. In 1867 canada had a budget of 15 million, and the major source of revenue was customs duties (taxes) and interest on debt was the single largest expenditure. Henry david thoreau: in canada you are reminded by the government every day. It is not content to be the servant but will be the master. " hierarchy, distinction and deference through were woven through culture. Susanna moodie believed the arrival of the lower orders in the new world caused them to abandon proper deference that they owed their social superiors and adopt the i"m better than you attitude". Patronage- the practice of making decisions about the distribution of public resources based on friendship, family, and loyalty or in exchange for benefits of various sorts will be limited. Patronage is not as common today but the point is that it was normal in the.