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Page 252
For good or ill, the tariff Macdonald promised in 1878 was the most conspicuous
and controversial feature of the budget submitted to Parliament on 14 March
1879. It had taken the Minister of Finance, Leonard Tilley, nearly three months to
...
For good or ill, the tariff Macdonald promised in 1878 was the most conspicuous
and controversial feature of the budget submitted to Parliament on 14 March
1879. It had taken the Minister of Finance, Leonard Tilley, nearly three months to
...
Page 383
Mainly, however, he stressed artful use of the tariff. "You have been taught to
mock at tariffs and to applaud free trade," he told a Winnipeg audience. Then he
challenged those western voters to tell him, "when did free trade fight for you?
Mainly, however, he stressed artful use of the tariff. "You have been taught to
mock at tariffs and to applaud free trade," he told a Winnipeg audience. Then he
challenged those western voters to tell him, "when did free trade fight for you?
Page 538
The tariff aspect was meant to abolish all remaining import duties imposed on US
-origin commodities entering Canada, and vice versa. In general, Canadian tariffs
were high; the Americans' were low to non-existent. What the United States ...
The tariff aspect was meant to abolish all remaining import duties imposed on US
-origin commodities entering Canada, and vice versa. In general, Canadian tariffs
were high; the Americans' were low to non-existent. What the United States ...
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Bibliographic information
| Title | The structure of Canadian history |
| Authors | John L. Finlay, Douglas N. Sprague |
| Edition | 6, illustrated |
| Publisher | Prentice Hall Allyn and Bacon Canada, 2000 |
| ISBN | 0130966207, 9780130966209 |
| Length | 642 pages |
| Subjects | › › Canada Canada History History / Canada / General |
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