British Businessmen and Canadian Confederation

Constitution Making in an Era of Anglo-Globalization

Business & Finance
Cover of the book British Businessmen and Canadian Confederation by Andrew Smith, MQUP
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Author: Andrew Smith ISBN: 9780773577374
Publisher: MQUP Publication: July 16, 2008
Imprint: MQUP Language: English
Author: Andrew Smith
ISBN: 9780773577374
Publisher: MQUP
Publication: July 16, 2008
Imprint: MQUP
Language: English

Andrew Smith discusses the role of British investors in Canadian Confederation, covering the period from the construction of the Grand Trunk Railroad in the 1850s to Canada's purchase of Rupert's Land in 1869-70. He describes how some investors lobbied the British government for the policies that made Confederation possible, working closely with the Fathers of Confederation, many of whom were participants in the same trans-Atlantic crony-capitalist system. British factory owners with classical liberal beliefs, however, disliked Confederation because they believed it would delay the political independence of the North American colonies, something they saw as beneficial.

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Andrew Smith discusses the role of British investors in Canadian Confederation, covering the period from the construction of the Grand Trunk Railroad in the 1850s to Canada's purchase of Rupert's Land in 1869-70. He describes how some investors lobbied the British government for the policies that made Confederation possible, working closely with the Fathers of Confederation, many of whom were participants in the same trans-Atlantic crony-capitalist system. British factory owners with classical liberal beliefs, however, disliked Confederation because they believed it would delay the political independence of the North American colonies, something they saw as beneficial.

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