Canadian Agricultural Policy : The Historical Pattern / Vernon Fowke.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Fowke, Vernon, author.

Series:

Heritage

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Agriculture and state.

Canada.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (318 pages) : illustrations

Place of Publication:

Toronto : University of Toronto Press, [2019]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

First published in 1946, this historical analysis of Canadian agricultural policy from 1600 to 1930 tests the assumption that agriculture has been Canada's basic industry, central in the economic and political life of the nation. Professor Fowke demonstrates that agricultural interests have always been secondary in shaping agricultural policy. Government attitudes have been influenced less by economic and political agrarian pressures than by such considerations as defence of empire, provisioning of the staple trades, and later the investment opportunities offered to industry, commerce, and finance by an expanding agricultural frontier.

Contents:

Frontmatter

PREFACE

TABLE OF CONTENTS

PART ONE. THE PRE-CONFEDERATION PERIOD

I. The Historical Role of Canadian Agriculture

II. The French Regime: Defence and Provisions

III. The Maritimes before Confederation

IV. The St. Lawrence Region, 1760-1850

V. The Agricultural Frontier and Confederation

PART TWO. FEDERAL AGRICULTURAL POLICY

VI. The Division of Powers at Confederation

VII. The Encouragement of Immigration and Settlement

VIII. The Livestock and Dairy Industries

IX. The Production and Marketing of Wheat

X. Canadian Tariff Policy and the Farmer

XI. Conclusion

Bibliography of Works Cited

INDEX

Notes:

Reprint of the 1946 ed.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 04. Sep 2019)

ISBN:

1-4875-9716-9

1-4875-9545-X

OCLC:

1121054979