The Penguin History of CanadaCanada possesses a history rich in incident and personality, and in this work, Professor McNaught traces that history from the earliest expeditions, in search of fish and fur, to the 20th century. He offers a succinct analysis of the long constitutional battle and informed comment on how the social and economic background of energy and natural resources influences constitutional policies. |
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Page 39
... English- and French - speaking Canadians and are one of the principal supports of a movement to unite the Canadian Atlantic provinces politically . The ex- pulsion of the Acadians , however , was a measure of the deepen- ing intensity ...
... English- and French - speaking Canadians and are one of the principal supports of a movement to unite the Canadian Atlantic provinces politically . The ex- pulsion of the Acadians , however , was a measure of the deepen- ing intensity ...
Page 94
... English - speaking minority in Lower Canada rightly held the imperial government guilty of too greatly appeasing the French Canadians and that if prompt remedial action were not taken the English - speaking business leaders would seek ...
... English - speaking minority in Lower Canada rightly held the imperial government guilty of too greatly appeasing the French Canadians and that if prompt remedial action were not taken the English - speaking business leaders would seek ...
Page 241
... English - speaking Canada until the years immediately following the Second World War . It was remarked by travellers from abroad that one could spend a week in Toronto on a Sunday . In Quebec the ferment of the war period had subsided ...
... English - speaking Canada until the years immediately following the Second World War . It was remarked by travellers from abroad that one could spend a week in Toronto on a Sunday . In Quebec the ferment of the war period had subsided ...
Contents
The Land and its Resources | 7 |
The Imperial Dream of New France | 20 |
The Struggle for the Continent | 36 |
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