HIS102Y1 Lecture : Jun.01.11
Document Summary
*wrap up of mcd period from last class*: the loyalty election of 1891: first election with specific issues of foreign policy trade relations with us major issue between the two running parties. Mcd stuck with national policy (unfavorable); high tariffs (tariff war) hostility between the two countries therefore tried to shut out us goods to make cndn goods worth more. Liberals (laurier) go for unrestricted reciprocity- free trade (unlmtd) with us; concerns: risky to trade freely with us, would us be more competitive (closing. Edward farrer, editor of toronto globe (leading liberal journalist), wrote secret. Farrer phamplet incident: pamphlet to secret friends in us about how to annex canada into us, was discovered by mcdonald who reveals it at a public event and exposes it as the. Anti-american feeling running high, lib-party hurt- they drop reciprocity 2 yrs later. Close election, 54%/46% in favour of conservative.
