HISC46H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: Colonial Laws Validity Act 1865, Responsible Government, Ower
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Members of the protectionist wing of the liberal party had challenged his leadership in the past and might do so again, especially as he seemed likely to try to satisfy the. Progressives with lower tariffs: the prime minister was a relatively inexperienced politician, as he privately acknowledged, he had been a member of parliament for scarcely 5 years, and had only limited ministerial experience. Canadians could control their own future in as cautious or as radical a manner as they chose. King"s first major foreign policy act was to visit washington in july, 1922: while in washington, he pushed for modernization of the rush-bagot. Agreement, the accord that had regulated naval armaments on the great lakes since 1817. No further progress was made on the rush-bagot front, and the idea was dropped: however, king had hinted strongly that he was going to demand greater autonomy in the formulation and conduct of canadian external policy.
