HISTORY 3040

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HISTORY 3040 CANADA AND THE WORLD
Canada-U.S. Economic Relations Part Two
Dr. Curtis Cole Trent University _at_ UOIT
October 19, 2009
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Canada-U.S. Economic Relations

• Wilfrid Laurier
• Prime Minister 1896-1911

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Canada-U.S. Economic Relations
Election of 1891
ElectionParty Elected Members Elected Members of Candidates of Candidates of Popular Vote of Seats

Conservative Conservative 123 217 52.0 52.0 57.2
Liberal  Liberal  92 192 46.4 46.4 42.8
Other  Other    27 1.6 1.6 0.0
Total Total 215 436      

Laurier
Macdonald
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Canada-U.S. Economic Relations

• Sir John A Macdonald
• Died June 6, 1891

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Four Prime Ministers in Five Years
Sir John Thompson Prime Minister Dec. 5,
1892 --- Dec. 12, 1894
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Canada-U.S. Economic Relations
Election of 1896
ElectionParty Elected Members Elected Members of Candidates of Candidates of Popular Vote of Seats

Liberal  Liberal  118 193 45.1 45.1 55.4
Conservative Conservative 88 209 46.3 46.3 41.3
Other  Other  7 61 8.6 8.6 3.3
Total Total 213 463      

Tupper
Laurier
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Canada-U.S. Economic Relations

• Wilfrid Laurier
• Prime Minister 1896-1911

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Canada-U.S. Economic Relations
Wilfrid Laurier Prime Minister 1896-1911
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Canada-U.S. Economic Relations
U.S. Presidential Election of 1896
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Canada-U.S. Economic Relations

• 1897
• Dingley Tariff (U.S.)
• British Preference (Canada)
• 25 1897
• 33.3 1900

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Canada-U.S. Economic Relations
Election of 1900
ElectionParty Elected Members Elected Members of Candidates of Candidates of Popular Vote of Seats

Liberal  Liberal  128 209 50.3 50.3 60.1
Conservative Conservative 69 193 43.2 43.2 32.4
Other  Other  16 21 6.5 6.5 7.5
Total Total 213 437      

Tupper
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Canada-U.S. Economic Relations
Election of 1904
ElectionParty Elected Members Elected Members of Candidates of Candidates of Popular Vote of Seats

Liberal  Liberal  137 208 50.9 50.9 64.3
Conservative Conservative 70 199 44.4 44.4 32.9
Other  Other  7 36 4.9 4.9 3.3
Total Total 214 443      

Borden
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Canada-U.S. Economic Relations
Election of 1908
ElectionParty Elected Members Elected Members of Candidates of Candidates of Popular Vote of Seats

Liberal  Liberal  133 213 48.9 48.9 60.23
Conservative Conservative 85 211 45.0 45.0 38.5
Other  Other  3 37 6.5 6.5 1.4
Total Total 221 461      

Borden
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Canada-U.S. Economic Relations

• Consequences of the Alaska Boundary Dispute,
  1903
• re-enforcement of anti-American sentiment
• recognition of need for greater autonomy

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Canada-U.S. Economic Relations

• Major Issues of the Election of 1911
• Canadas Role in the Empire
• U.S. Trade Relations

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Canada-U.S. Economic Relations

• Canadas Role in the Empire
• The Royal Navy

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Canada-U.S. Economic Relations

• Canadas Role in the Empire
• The Royal Navy

...under the present constitutional relations
between the mother country and the self-governing
dominions the payment of any stated contribution
to the imperial treasury for naval and military
purposes would not, so far as Canada is
concerned, be a satisfactory solution of the
question of defence....
The House will cordially approve of any necessary
expenditure designed to promote the organization
of a Canadian naval service in co-operation with
and in close relation to the imperial navy
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Canada-U.S. Economic Relations

• Canadas Role in the Empire
• The Royal Navy

...under the present constitutional relations
between the mother country and the self-governing
dominions the payment of any stated regular and
periodical contribution to the imperial treasury
for naval and military purposes would not, so far
as Canada is concerned, be a satisfactory
solution of the question of defence....
The House will cordially approve of any necessary
expenditure designed to promote the organization
of a Canadian naval service in co-operation with
and in close relation to the imperial navy
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Canada-U.S. Economic Relations

• Canadas Role in the Empire
• The Royal Navy

...under the present constitutional relations
between the mother country and the self-governing
dominions the payment of any stated regular and
periodical contribution to the imperial treasury
for naval and military purposes would not, so far
as Canada is concerned, be a satisfactory
solution of the question of defence....
The House will cordially approve of any necessary
expenditure designed to promote the speedy
organization of a Canadian naval service in
co-operation with and in close relation to the
imperial navy
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Canada-U.S. Economic Relations

• Canadas Role in the Empire
• The Royal Navy
• Naval Service Bill, 1910

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Canada-U.S. Economic Relations

• Major Issues of the Election of 1911
• Canadas Role in the Empire
• U.S. Trade Relations

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Canada-U.S. Economic Relations

• Payne-Aldrich Tariff, 1909 (U.S.)
• Jan. 1911
• Draft Reciprocity Agreement
• Toronto 18
• Zebulon A. Lash

Wilfrid Laurier Prime Minister 1896-1911

• Canadian Manufacturing Association

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Election of 1911
Borden
I hope to see the day when the American flag will
float over every square foot of the British-North
American possessions clear to the North Pole
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Canada-U.S. Economic Relations
Election of 1911
ElectionParty Elected Members Elected Members of Candidates of Candidates of Popular Vote of Seats

Liberal  Liberal  85 214 45.8 45.8 38.5
Conservative Conservative 132 210 48.6 48.6 59.7
Other  Other  4 37 5.7 5.7 1.8
Total Total 221 461      

Borden
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