The impact of the CPR is huge in Canada because the railway helped import and export goods and foods from destination A to destination B, building materials and other everyday items from Canada West to Canada East and vice versa. There were also bad impacts on the Canadian Pacific Railway for example the CPR costed a lot for the parliament and the government, even though Donald Smith and Hugh Allan made the finances tough for few years for Canada. This drop lead to the Great Economic Depression. But in the end of the drop of this economic depression, everyone was happy with the Canadian Pacific
The Canadian Pacific Railway was the first transcontinental railway built to connect Canada from coast to coast. (Canadian Pacific Para. 9) The construction almost delayed completely because of John A. MacDonald losing power, but it was finally continued with the help of a syndicate. (Canadian Pacific Para. 4) Due to the insufficient amount of adequate workers in British Columbia, Chinese contract workers were imported to help construct the track with minimal pay and harsh conditions. (Canada Para. 1) Chinese-Canadians were discriminated by being given the most dangerous job, no food or shelter provided, and the least pay. Unfortunately, when the track was completed, the Exclusion Act for Chinese immigrants was established to stop immigration from China, (Calgary Chinese Cultural Centre Para. 5) while also making it impossible for family members from China to immigrate. (Calgary Chinese Cultural Centre Para. 11)
The result of the Second World War fundamentally changed Canada and its economy started booming. There are many reasons for this change and if you remember, World War I also made a big impact on the development of Canada. However, in the next few paragraphs I will talk about how Canada gained much more respect and autonomy from the Second World War than ever before and also the change from a country into an industrialized nation.
The Trans Canada Highway became a visible nationalistic figure that set apart Canada from other countries. The highway was built to reinforce a newfound nationalism, however, there were oppositions in the building of the highway. In order for the highway to run from coast to coast, every province had to sign and agree to an Act that was enforced by the federal government. Every province agreed to the Act and the implementation of the highway except for Quebec, who at the time was governed under Premier Maurice Duplessis. Duplessis opposed the idea of the highway because under the Trans Canada Highway Act, the federal government would have complete control over road regulations when previously it was the responsibility of the provincial and municipal governments. This created a problem for the highway as the road needed to go through Quebec in order for it to be able to include the east coast provinces. The Quebec premier was challenging the unity and nationalism that the “new” Canada wanted to have. It wasn't until Duplessis passed away and a Liberal government c...
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The economic progress Canada made after the war lead to the growth of the country. New industries emerged from innovations of products like automobiles, radios, television, digital computers and electric typewriters (Aitken et al., 315). Canadians quickly adapted back to the “buy now, pay later” strategy rather than careful budgeting during the Great Depression (Liverant). Almost everything that Canadians did was influenced from new inventions; television was the most influential. Canadians conversations, humour, and lifestyle were influenced from television (Aitken et al., 315). Trade relations between the United States and Canada had become more efficient due to the St. Lawrence Seaway. The mass development of the St. Lawrence Seaway, in 1954, was to provide a large wate...
In 1958, an agreement called the North American Air Defence was signed. This agreement between Canada and the United States ensured that the two nations would defend and fight for each other if under attack. The NORAD headquarters, located in Colorado, was initially created in 1948, but it was not until 1951, when it was successfully re-established. The headquarters would not only protect the US, but also protected Canada by using the Distant Early Warning system. The “DEW line” consisted of stations with radar antennae in the Northwest Territories, which would detect aircraft, missiles and unidentified objects from about 4800 kilometres away. Then, the headquarters would be notified, and will respond appropriately, with either defensive weapons, or offensive.
In the hype after World War 1, I doubt anyone would have foreseen an immense depression coming. As it turns out, that's what happened. Canadians all over Canada had to endure the catastrophes, and I believe Canadians responded ineffectively to the challenges of the Great Depression. The government responded ineffectively by increasing the chaos. As the Canadian government aggravated trek leaders by arresting them, trekkers began violently rioting. Furthermore, Individual Canadians during the Great Depression were inept. Many civilians violently protested. They fought the police and RCMP, broke windows, and turned over cars, creating further problems. Still, political parties did influence many Canadians. Like the Social Credit Party, they tried
The Balfour Report was created in 1926 at the Imperial Conference and it declared that Britain and its colonies were constitutionally equal to one another. This document was created by Lord Arthur J. Balfour, a British cabinet minister, and the Committee on Inter-Imperial Relations which he led. The document was also greatly influenced by Mackenzie King and South African Prime Minister J.B Hertzog. The Balfour Report was created because the question of who had the supreme governing authority came up after the King-Byng crisis where Mackenzie King (PM) went against the Governor General in a federal election. The significance the document had in the time period is that the report clarified the new relationship between Britain’s colonies, making them independent and no more under Britain’s influence in internal and external issues. The Balfour Report shaped Canada’s identity declaring that Canada was now independent and that she could make her own decision. This furthered patriotism in Canada making her one more player on the global field.
The transcontinental railroad would eventually become a symbol of much-needed unity, repairing the sectionalism that had once divided the nation during the Civil War. The construction of the transcontinental railroad was also an extension of the transportation revolution. Once commodities such as gold were found in the western half of America, many individuals decided to move themselves and their families out west in search of opportunity. Not only did the railroad help to transport people, but it also it allowed for goods to be delivered from companies in the east. In the end, the American transcontinental railroad created a national market, enabling mass production, and stimulated industry, while greatly impacting American society through stimulated immigration and urbanization.
In the end, the transcontinental railroad changed the American landscape both physically and culturally. It formed the foundation for the industrial economy, it produced new business practices and management style of large workforces. It helped established government regulations, taxation and support of public transportation. Above all it drastically changed the American lifestyle, changed where people lived, how they shopped, how they ate, and how they worked.
An additional argument which proves that mixed economies are the most optimal compared to any other economy, is that the government still has power over the economy to fix any issues associated with it. The problem with having a market economy is that the rich people can afford really expensive essential services, while the poor cannot. In contrast, the government provides these costly services in mixed economies. An example of this situation is that in Canada, the government provides healthcare to everyone. Sometimes, the service may even be too expensive that no business would provide it. For these cases, the government would provide them through a Crown corporation. Petro-Canada, Air Canada, and the Canadian Pacific Railway are examples
There are two main firms who are part of the Canadian Railway Industry, the Canadian Pacific Railway and the Canadian National Railway. The Canadian Pacific Railway is a Class I rail carrier that was founded in 1881 and was formerly known as the CP Rail. The CPR is 22,500 kilometres of track that spreads all across Canada and into some parts of the United States. In more detail the Canadian Pacific Rail stretches from Montreal to Vancouver, farthest north Edmonton and also only serves major cities in the United States such as Detroit, New York City, Chicago, and Minneapolis. The Canadian Pacific Railway consists of many train services from freight trains, passenger trains and express trains and many special trains that many more. These special trains include silk, funeral, royal, school, steam, spirit and holiday trains. In 1986 the passenger services were slowly becoming diminished because of being consumed by Via Rail Canada in 1978. Canadian Pacific not only supplied railway services but many others such as; radio, steamships, telegraphs, hotels and even the Canadian Pacific Airlines.
... and left the city of Regina in ruins. The workers went back in failure with none of them better off. All these events caused the society in Canada to suffer and make it into the history books as ‘great’.
Technology has become very big part of the daily activities in lives of all Canadians. Technology makes communication much easier compare It to the past. In the past people used to send simple messages by smoke signals and By writing letters that people use to write letters to their friends and family which are separated by distance. After the invention of the telegraph, communication went a little bit easier. “The Telegraph system was a form of communication that transmitted electric signals over wires from different locations to translate messages” (imagcwp Para 4). Nowadays citizens have telephones, Internet and mobile to communicate. Citizens can easily talk to their family friends, also can send messages on email which will be delivered
...iling industry and the expansion of the west. The railroads helped these industries expand their territories which not only brought wealth to the large companies but, it also helped create jobs for many people. The railroad industry became an important gateway for immigrants because it introduced them to different opportunities of work and living. The railroad industry also helped to pour money into America’s economy. The railroad industry helped raise economic standards and change the way from an economy based on agriculture to an agriculture base on machinery. The railroads united America as a whole. It was the driving force of the industrial revolution that brought America together as a unity. The industrial revolution wouldn’t be the same if it wasn’t for the railroad industry that changed not only the people but, the country as a whole for the next fifty years.