National Policy
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National Policy was a late-19th-century Canadian economic program associated with Prime Minister John A. Macdonald that promoted protective tariffs, railway expansion, and western settlement to foster national growth and unity.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
economic policy
ⓘ
government program ⓘ |
| aimedAt |
national growth
ⓘ
national unity ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | Dominion of Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | John A. Macdonald NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| criticizedFor |
favoring central Canadian manufacturers
ⓘ
raising consumer prices ⓘ |
| economicOrientation | protectionism ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
industrial development
ⓘ
manufacturing sector ⓘ settlement of the Canadian West ⓘ transportation infrastructure ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
protective tariffs
ⓘ
railway expansion ⓘ western settlement ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
encouragement of domestic manufacturing
ⓘ
increased tariffs on imported manufactured goods ⓘ integration of regional markets within Canada ⓘ promotion of immigration to Western Canada ⓘ reduced economic dependence on the United States ⓘ strengthening of central Canadian industry ⓘ support for construction of the Canadian Pacific Railway ⓘ |
| hasLongTermEffect |
industrialization of central Canada
ⓘ
pattern of east–west trade in Canada ⓘ settlement and development of Western Canada ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | late 19th century ⓘ |
| implementedBy | Conservative Party of Canada (historical) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| implementedIn | Ottawa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
American protective tariff policies
ⓘ
British imperial trade context ⓘ |
| legislativeBasis | tariff legislation of 1879 ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Western Canadian farmers
ⓘ
free-trade advocates ⓘ |
| politicalGoal |
consolidation of Confederation
ⓘ
creation of a transcontinental nation-state ⓘ |
| positionHeldBy | Prime Minister of Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionBenefited |
Ontario
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Quebec NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionImpacted | Prairie Provinces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Canadian Confederation
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Canadian Pacific Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ tariff policy in Canada ⓘ |
| sloganUsedBy | Conservative election campaigns ⓘ |
| startTime | 1879 ⓘ |
| timeOfUse | 1879–early 20th century ⓘ |
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