LABRST 1A03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Canadian Labour Congress, Mastercraftsman, Master Craftsman
16 Nov 2014
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The opening up of the new world what drew people into a new place. Harold innis (studied the fur trade) classic definition (of staples) Business of extracting or acquiring resource commodities in order to sell them to an external market . Demand for the resource is somewhere else than the place they are found. Staples are on the periphery main money is in the center (demand) First staple canada is known for fish. Grand banks incredible mating ground for fish. Became famous first explorers basically skidded on the fish (there was so many) People came over and almost all of europe to fish in canada fed the population. Ships were improved as well as the equipment for fishing. Second staple industry in canada was the fur trade. Flaking involved (stripping and salting of fish, then leave them out to dry) Most work is done in a family unit.
