Laying the Foundations, 1805-1905
Class 1
(Relentless change pp. 1-14)
Laying the foundations, 1805-1905 Introduction
- Mid 19th century (1850’s) British north America was made up of ;United province of Canada ( modern day Quebec and Ontario)Nova scotia New Brunswick PEI Newfoundland Vancouver island - The interior contained 3 territories; 1)Ruperts land ( much of the north, all the area around the Hudson bay). 2)North west territories. 3) New Caledonia
- The British north America act; * The act, also known as the BNA Act, comprises a major part of the Constitution of Canada. The Act entails the original creation of a federal dominion and sets the framework for much of the operation of the Government of Canada, including its Federal structure, the House of Commons, the Senate, the justice system, and the taxation system. Ruperts land was then added toin b the dominion of Canada in 1869 after it was acquired from the HBC.
Public policy
- Two major public policy statements were particularly significant in the government playing an important role in the business and economic developments; * BNA act ( British North America act); 1867. Other than creating the dominion of Canada, the act also allocated responsibilities between the federal and the provincial authorities. The federal took responsibility of things like regulation of commerce, currency and banking. * National policy; 1878. The National Policy was a Canadian economic program introduced by John A. Macdonald's Conservative Party in 1876 and put into action in 1879. It called for high tariffs on imported manufactured items to protect the manufacturing industry. Macdonald campaigned on the policy in the 1878 election, and defeated the Liberal Party, which supported free trade. Three main parts; 1) The settlement of the west 2) The building of a transcontinental highway 3) The adoption of protective tariff. This was influenced by the heavy reliance on trade.
Financial systems
- Through the BNA act, the federal
(Relentless change pp. 1-14)
Laying the foundations, 1805-1905 Introduction
- Mid 19th century (1850’s) British north America was made up of ;United province of Canada ( modern day Quebec and Ontario)Nova scotia New Brunswick PEI Newfoundland Vancouver island - The interior contained 3 territories; 1)Ruperts land ( much of the north, all the area around the Hudson bay). 2)North west territories. 3) New Caledonia
- The British north America act; * The act, also known as the BNA Act, comprises a major part of the Constitution of Canada. The Act entails the original creation of a federal dominion and sets the framework for much of the operation of the Government of Canada, including its Federal structure, the House of Commons, the Senate, the justice system, and the taxation system. Ruperts land was then added toin b the dominion of Canada in 1869 after it was acquired from the HBC.
Public policy
- Two major public policy statements were particularly significant in the government playing an important role in the business and economic developments; * BNA act ( British North America act); 1867. Other than creating the dominion of Canada, the act also allocated responsibilities between the federal and the provincial authorities. The federal took responsibility of things like regulation of commerce, currency and banking. * National policy; 1878. The National Policy was a Canadian economic program introduced by John A. Macdonald's Conservative Party in 1876 and put into action in 1879. It called for high tariffs on imported manufactured items to protect the manufacturing industry. Macdonald campaigned on the policy in the 1878 election, and defeated the Liberal Party, which supported free trade. Three main parts; 1) The settlement of the west 2) The building of a transcontinental highway 3) The adoption of protective tariff. This was influenced by the heavy reliance on trade.
Financial systems
- Through the BNA act, the federal