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Dr. Curtis Cole

Trent University @ UOIT

Canada-U.S.Canada-U.S.Economic Economic Relations:Relations:

Part TwoPart TwoOctober 19, 2009

Wilfrid Laurier

Prime Minister 1896-1911

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Laurier Macdonald

ElectionParty

Elected Members

# of Candidates

% of Popular

Vote% of Seats

Conservative 123 217 52.0 % 57.2%

Liberal  92 192 46.4 % 42.8%

Other    27 1.6 % 0.0 %

Total 215 436    

Election of 1891

Sir John A Macdonald

Died June 6, 1891

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Sir John AbbottPrime MinisterJune 16, 1891

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Nov. 24, 1892

Sir John ThompsonPrime Minister

Dec. 5, 1892---

Dec. 12, 1894

Sir Mackenzie BowellPrime MinisterDec. 21, 1894

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March 27, 1896

Sir Charles TupperPrime Minister

May 1, 1896---

July 8, 1896

Four Prime Ministers in Five Years

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Tupper Laurier

ElectionParty

Elected Members

# of Candidates

% of Popular

Vote% of Seats

Liberal  118 193 45.1 % 55.4%

Conservative 88 209 46.3 % 41.3%

Other  7 61 8.6 % 3.3 %

Total 213 463    

Election of 1896

Wilfrid Laurier

Prime Minister 1896-1911

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Wilfrid Laurier

Prime Minister 1896-1911

William McKinley

U.S. President 1897-1901

Grover Cleveland

U.S. President

1884-89,1893-97

William Jennings Bryan

Democratic Nominee

1896

Mark Hanna

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U.S. Presidential Election of 1896

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Wilfrid Laurier

Prime Minister 1896-1911

William McKinley

U.S. President 1897-1901

1897: Dingley Tariff (U.S.) British Preference (Canada) 25% 1897 33.3% 1900

Nelson Dingley

Joseph

Chamberlain

Arthur Balfour,British Prime Minister,

1902-05

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ElectionParty

Elected Members

# of Candidates

% of Popular

Vote% of Seats

Liberal  128 209 50.3 % 60.1%

Conservative 69 193 43.2 % 32.4%

Other  16 21 6.5 % 7.5 %

Total 213 437    

Election of 1900

TupperLaurier

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ElectionParty

Elected Members

# of Candidates

% of Popular

Vote% of Seats

Liberal  137 208 50.9 % 64.3%

Conservative 70 199 44.4% 32.9%

Other  7 36 4.9 % 3.3 %

Total 214 443    

Election of 1904

BordenLaurier

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ElectionParty

Elected Members

# of Candidates

% of Popular

Vote% of Seats

Liberal  133 213 48.9 % 60.23%

Conservative 85 211 45.0% 38.5%

Other  3 37 6.5 % 1.4 %

Total 221 461    

Election of 1908

BordenLaurier

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•Consequences of the Alaska Boundary Dispute, 1903:

1. re-enforcement of anti-American sentiment

2. recognition of need for greater autonomy

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•Major Issues of the Election of 1911:1. Canada’s Role in the Empire2. U.S. Trade Relations

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•Canada’s Role in the Empire:•The Royal Navy

Dreadnaught 1906

Sir George Foster

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•Canada’s Role in the Empire:•The Royal Navy...under the present constitutional relations between the mother country and the self-governing dominions the payment of any stated contribution to the imperial treasury for naval and military purposes would not, so far as Canada is concerned, be a satisfactory solution of the question of defence....

The House will cordially approve of any necessary expenditure designed to promote the organization of a Canadian naval service in co-operation with and in close relation to the imperial navy

Laurier

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•Canada’s Role in the Empire:•The Royal Navy

The House will cordially approve of any necessary expenditure designed to promote the organization of a Canadian naval service in co-operation with and in close relation to the imperial navy

Laurier

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•Canada’s Role in the Empire:•The Royal Navy

The House will cordially approve of any necessary expenditure designed to promote the speedy organization of a Canadian naval service in co-operation with and in close relation to the imperial navy

Laurier

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•Canada’s Role in the Empire:•The Royal Navy•Naval Service Bill, 1910

Robert Borden

Conservative Leader, 1901-1920

Henri Bourassa

M.P., 1896-1907

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•Major Issues of the Election of 1911:1. Canada’s Role in the Empire2. U.S. Trade Relations

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Wilfrid Laurier

Prime Minister 1896-1911

William Howard Taft

U.S. President 1909-1913

•Payne-Aldrich Tariff, 1909 (U.S.) •Jan. 1911:

Draft Reciprocity Agreement•Toronto 18• Zebulon A. Lash

Robert Borden

Conservative Leader, 1901-1920

Prime Minister 1911-1920

•Canadian Manufacturing Association

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Election of 1911

BordenLaurier

Champ ClarkSpeaker of the House, 1911-1919

I hope to see the day when the American flag will float over every square foot of the British-North American possessions clear to the North Pole

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ElectionParty

Elected Members

# of Candidates

% of Popular

Vote% of Seats

Liberal  85 214 45.8 % 38.5%

Conservative 132 210 48.6% 59.7%

Other  4 37 5.7 % 1.8 %

Total 221 461    

Election of 1911

BordenLaurier

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