March 5
th
, 2009
POLI 243 – Int’l Econ Relations
The Reciprocity Election of 1911
Laurier’s failure to liberalize trade
Liberals Reinterpret the National Policy
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1896 Laurier leads the Liberals to power; promises more liberalized trade and finding
export markets for Canada
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Crow’s Nest Pass Agreement
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First alteration to the National Policy – negotiated an agreement with CPR to
actually do what it was supposed to do (less exercise of monopolistic powers)
Lower rates for settlers to travel to the provinces, lower rates for farmers
to ship grain, required them to either use or sell the land they had been
given…
In general, made the CPR actually serve the purposes it had originally
been intended to
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Laurier’s government seeks more immigrants
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Advertising in Eastern Europe, setting up offices abroad to attract immigrants
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Clifford Sifton appointed to oversee this – he decides that they will only go after
people who already know how to farm; they are offering farmers ownership of
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- Spring '09
- MARKBRAWLEY
- International Trade, national policy, Liberal Party of Canada
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