GEOG 290 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Constitution Act, 1867, Manitoba Act, Central Canada
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Federal policy placing a tarif on imported manufactured goods. Aimed to help create a strong manufacturing base in canada by limiing imports from america: american companies accused of slaughter selling . Economies of scale: produce more of something, ameliorate total cost of producion. Central canada (on and qc) manufacturing base developed in response to this assistance. Revenue generaion for the federal government as no income tax at the ime. Higher prices for farm equipment hurt those living in the west. Federalist/centralist focus: on/qc had 62. 9% of populaion and 68. 3% of parliamentary seats, focus on manufacturing, rather than natural resources. Briish north america act 1867: province of canada split into ontario and quebec. 1870: transfer of rupert"s land from hudson bay company to canada, transfer began in 1868, transfer of north-western territory to canada manitoba act 1870; established. 1871: briish columbia joins confederaion as sixth province; transconinental railroad promised as a condiion of confederaion.
