HIS 2363 Lecture Notes - Henri Bourassa, Goldwin Smith, Maladroit
2 Dec 2013
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Wilfred laurier after 1897, becomes sir wilfred laurier. Execution of riel had impacted the different partis, which causes laurier to create a new dynasty that will rule canada. Laurier manages to appeal to the british and non-british supporters. Even though laurier is a french catholic he manages to control the orangistes. Laurier says: 20th century will belong to canada, relates to the point that canada will have its own empire. Questions are should the bonds of empire be tighter or looser, laurier wants the bond between canada and the british to be looser, but he has to beat the imperial drum to gain this. Canadian soldiers and nwmp, marched in the parade. 1887 liberals floated idea of commercial union (cartwright) The canadians are starting to ask for commercial union once again, which becomes a movement, it is politically maladroit (think word in french) 1890s laurier losses the election badly to macdonald.
