1. Canada at the Beginning of the 20th Century
Canada formed by B.N.A. Act in 1867

4. Canada at the Turn of the Century
P.M. Macdonald’s (Conservative) ‘National Policy: expand west, build CPR (RR), and high taxes on imports to encourage Canadian industry

5. Canada at the Turn of the Century
1896 Wilfrid Laurier (Liberal) - started campaigns to attract more immigrants, build more railroads

6. Canada at the Turn of the Century
prairies begin producing huge crops of wheat, also lumber, pulp & paper booming; gave people money to spend on manufactured goods

7. Canada at the Turn of the Century
factory owners tended to become wealthy while workers had low wages and few protections; gap begins to grow

8. Canada at the Turn of the Century
most Canadians live on farms; ‘simpler’ life until WW I; then life became more complicated, more urban

9. Canada at the Turn of the Century
Canadian foreign policy still run by Britain
Boer War: England wants Cdn soldiers to go fight in S. Africa; splits country along Fr/Eng lines

10. Canada at the Turn of the Century
Alaska Boundary Dispute – Br sides with USA over border between Canada and Alaska
Free Trade (Reciprocity) – with US – Britain blocked Laurier’s attempt

11. Canada at the Turn of the Century
Canadian Navy – Br wanted Canada to pay for Br Navy, Laurier wanted a Cdn Navy – compromised on a small Cdn navy that would help Britain in war (also split Eng/Fr lines)

12. Canada at the Turn of the Century
Women did not have the right to vote, and were concerned about the violence and domestic problems caused by alcohol

13. Canada at the Turn of the Century
1874 – “Women’s Christian Temperance Union” (WCTU) formed to try to ban alcohol
WCTU joined with the suffragette movement and they worked on their causes together

14. Canada at the Turn of the Century
Leaders in the women’s movement included Emily Murphy (lawyer, magistrate) – fought the ‘person’s case’, and Nellie McClung, (succeeded in getting votes for women in Manitoba in 1916, other provinces followed)