John A. Macdonald’s National Policy /1
John A. Macdonald's National Policy was a central economic and political strategy of the Conservative Party in 1878. It meant that Canada levied tariffs with foreign goods. As well this policy would complete the railway, help encourage immigration and implement important tarifs. This policy was also made so that Canada did not have to compete with the Americans competition. Not only did they not want to compete with America, but Canada was dealing with economic issues, so John A. Macdonald came up with the National Policy to help the country with financial struggle.
Provisional Government /1
The provisional government was created by the Metis around 1869. The president of this group was Louis Riel, who
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PEI began to build its own railway, however it cost more than they had thought it would, and as a result PEI was forced to join Confederation so the government could help ease their debt. Around 1871 BC decided to join Confederation, based on the fact that Canada would build the transcontinental railway linking BC to Ontario. If the Canadian government would not build the transcontinental railway BC would not have joined.
Red River Rebellion /1
From the year 1869 to 1870 a rebellion in the Red River colony began to happen. The rebellion was caused by the edition of the territory of Rupert's Land to the nation of Canada. The farmers and hunters, many Métis, used parts of Rupert's Land. These people were concerned that their culture and land rights would begin to be under Canadian control. This cause conflicts between Canada and the Metis because they did not like how canada was treating this land as their own even though the metis had lived on it for many years.
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Macdonald's political scandal took place during his election to become Prime Minister of Canada. John A. Macdonald's political scandal was the first major political scandal in Canada after Confederation took place. It was caused by Sir John A. Macdonald taking of election funds for the federal election, from Sir Hugh Allan in exchange for the contract to build the Canadian Pacific Railway. Assentally he was bribed into building a Railway for election funds, and he took this bribe and then was exposed for his wrong doings. However he did not resign until 1873, when Alexander MacKenzie won the election after John A. Mcdonald's
Macdonald instituted the building of the Canadian Pacific Railway. This railway became a huge part of many aspects of people’s lives during the 1800’s and beyond. Although there was a lot controversy regarding the it, the railway improved many issue that Canada was facing at the time. The railway brought soldiers West in hopes of controlling the North West rebellion. By doing this so efficiently, the government better understood the need for it and funded the final part of the building expenses. A few months later the Canadian Pacific Railway was finished thanks to the dream of Sir John A. Macdonald. Because of him and his idea for a transcontinental railway, Canada was improved economically though an increase in trade and the military became more effective due to the new mode of transportation. Thus, Sir John A. Macdonald significantly changed and improved Canadian history.
In 1854, he helped create the Conservative party and on July 1, 1867, the day of Confederation, he became Canada’s first prime minister. Sir John A. Macdonald contributed to Canadian history in a significant way as his actions had a positive impact on Canada, which helped it develop and prosper. Firstly, by building the world’s first transcontinental railway, Sir John A. Macdonald contributed to the economy and efficiency of Canada. One of the major arguments of British Columbia against confederation was the fact that there would be no connection between the east and the west.... ...
During the worst depression years in Canada, there were many people who tried tirelessly to get Canada out of the crisis she was in more quickly and efficiently. William Aberhart and his group of supporters had a plan that they were sure could help and even end the depression and its horrible effects. His theory was if a twenty-five dollar cheque was given monthly to each family, it would alleviate their financial fears and jumpstart the economy. Having confidence in his idea, he went to share it with both political parties. Unfortunately, both parties rejected the idea; saying money would only become more worthless. Even after running and being elected as Premier of Alberta, the resolution was not accepted because of the overwhelming responsibility towards the federal government.
The Conservatives, still lead by John A. Macdonald, were re-elected in 1879 for economic reasons that we shall discuss in the next lecture. They came to an agreement in 1880 with a Montreal based group to build a transcontinental railway from Montreal to Vancouver by 1891 in exchange for the following subsidies.
Firstly, he constructing the base of canadian culture. One thing he did was that he set the foundation of bringing bilingualism into being. The Royal Commission on Bilingualism and Biculturalism was established by Pearson. This commission was one of the most important things that happened in Canada because if led to many changes and other cultural-changing events such as the Official Language Acts. This was significant to Canadian Identity because it created new Canadian culture. Due to the fact that Canada is not an old country, it does not have much background on history and culture. This commission created a starting place to commence Canada’s culture. He also introduced multiculturalism to Canada. He did that by creating the race free immigration points system. Because of the points system, more immigrants from around the world were able to live in Canada which creates more culture for Canada since it’s combining multiple cultures together; hence how he made Canada multicultural.This is also significant because of the fact that he’s giving Canada a culture which impacts everyone that lives in the country from all the way back then until now. It also impacts Canada’s reputation tremendously since it was one of the first multicultural coun...
The First Nations, Metis and European women were subjected to oppression before and after confederation. This was a key reason to why I believe that Confederation was unsuccessful at unifying Canada. Besides this, I feel Confederation was not meant to unify our people in the first place. I think it was made to unify the government. There were many great things in each colony that were beneficial for the others to have. Confederation was beneficial for these issues, not the ones of equality and unity. I hope you enjoyed understanding my perspective whilst reading my
Stevenson, Garth. "Canadian Federalism: The Myth of the Status Quo." Reinventing Canada: Politics of the 21st Century. Ed. M. Janine Brodie and Linda Trimble. Toronto: Prentice Hall, 2003. 204-14. Print.
Sir John A. Macdonald was one of Canada's founding fathers. He is most remembered as being Canada's first Prime Minister, running the government from July 1, 1867 until November 5, 1873. Macdonald would become Prime Minister once again on October 17, 1878 and would stay in this position until June 6,1891. While he was leader of the country he faced his own share of political obstacles, including Confederation, the Metis rebellion and threats of an American he is among the greatest leaders Canada has ever seen and played a significant part in the forming of Canada as a country.
The importance of this controversy is tremendous. Especially because he was the first prime minister of Canada, I feel as if he set an example for the future leaders and important people of Canada. The Impacts his actions left on people regardless of race were, and still are huge. Without John A, Canada would not be a thing, or at least be like it is today. He led the nation to confederation, and did wonderful things for the country, not all the citizens, and not in the most humane of ways. John had a vision for Canada: a pure country, and his definition of pure would be white (caucasian). Going by racial standard back in the 1800’s,
The outbreak in France that led to the revolt, known as the French revolution, and the long and tedious process that pushed Canada into nationhood were events going down in history as moments that recognized the hardships of creating a better union. However, both events did not follow the same path in order to create a better system for their country. The establishment of the Canadian Confederation differed from the creation of the French Republic based on both political, social and economical reasons.
The confederation of Canada, a process which took over a century long, with many notable events and people who were involved in forming what we know as Canada today. The confederation all started in 1763, with The Royal Proclamation. Britain decided that pacifying First nation was the best alternative to a costlier war. This proclamation created a boundary between the First Nations and the British Colonies. In the next 50 years or so, the Quebec Act, which revoked the Royal Proclamation, and Treaty of Paris, which recognized British North America to independently exist, and the Constitutional Act, happened. Although these were major events in Canada’s history, The War of 1812, was one of the most notable events that lead to Canada’s Confederation.
George Coles, a persistent politician, insisted that Prince Edward Island was not being provided with strong leadership, Gray was forced to drop the topic of Confederation. To the Islanders, a government dominated by Upper and Lower had little appeal. A colony as small as Prince Edward Island would have very few representatives in a federal government. They were not prepared to pay taxes to build an Intercolonial Railway, which could not run on their island. Islanders also opposed Confederation over the issue of absentee landlords. Their dislike of the landlords ...
The Confederation act of 1867 without question has had a major influence on the status of contemporary Canada. It has helped shape Canada into one of the worlds most politically and economically powerful countries; a country that is strong, independent, and united. There was a series of events which led to the confederation of Canada, some which are more significant than others. However, I believe that despite the significance of events such as the British encouragement of uniting its North American colonies, the central and key reason for confederation was the fear of potential American (Yankee) inhabitance (whether by persuasion or invasion) of the divided and vast British North American colonies, and the way that the “Fathers of Confederation” were able to take advantage of this situation and persuade reluctant colonies to join Confederation. A strong and united nation could not be easily invaded or bought. These essential factors will be discussed in the paragraphs to come.
A century ago, Canada was under control by the British Empire. The battles we fought the treaties we signed and the disputes we solved all helped us gain independence from our mother country “Britain”. Canadians fought a long battle protecting others, and from these battles we gained our peaceful reputation and our independence from Britain. Canada became a nation on July, 1st 1867. Although we were an independent country, our affairs and treaties were all still signed by Britain.
John A. Macdonald became well known for the way he treated people. He was kind