LEADER 03853nam 2200505 450 001 9910467945403321 005 20210903005659.0 010 $a1-4426-5980-7 024 7 $a10.3138/9781442659803 035 $a(CKB)4940000000585661 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4670201 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL4670201 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr11256715 035 $a(OCoLC)958571010 035 $a(DE-B1597)465602 035 $a(OCoLC)944178598 035 $a(DE-B1597)9781442659803 035 $a(EXLCZ)994940000000585661 100 $a20160920e20041994 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $2rdacontent 182 $2rdamedia 183 $2rdacarrier 200 10$aCanadians at last $eCanada integrates Newfoundland as a province /$fRaymond B. Blake 210 1$aToronto, Ontario ;$aBuffalo, New York ;$aLondon, England :$cUniversity of Toronto Press,$d2004. 210 4$dİ1994 215 $a1 online resource (287 pages) $cillustrations 225 0 $aHeritage 311 0 $a0-8020-6978-9 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $tFront matter --$tContents --$tPreface --$tIntroduction to the 2004 Edition --$tIntroduction --$t1. The stage is set: from dominion to province --$t2. Back to politics: political organization in post-Confederation Newfoundland, 1948-1951 --$t3. Sharing the wealth: Canadian social programs come to Newfoundland --$t4. Going it alone: the federal government and secondary manufacturing in Newfoundland, 1948-1953 --$t5. Canada establishes sovereignty in Newfoundland, 1948-1952 --$t6. The problem of Newfoundland: Ottawa and the fisheries, 1948-1957 --$tConclusion --$tNotes --$tIllustration Sources and Credits --$tBibliography --$tIndex 330 $aHistory provides some interesting case studies of what happens when trade barriers come down. Among them is the story told in this book of Newfoundland's integration into Canada in the aftermath of the province's 1948 referendum. Raymond B. Blake takes a refreshing approach to this episode in Canadian history, avoiding the old shibboleths of conspiracy and local nationalism, and instead making a down-to-earth study of economic and political events. Canadians at Last explores the efforts of the many Canadians and Newfoundlanders who tried to make Confederation work. Blake argues that Canada wanted union, to remove any uncertainty in its dealings with Newfoundland over civil aviation, defence, and trade. Newfoundland opted for union largely because Canada's burgeoning social welfare system promised a more secure existence. Investigating the complex problems they encountered, Blake details changes in trade, fishing, and manufacturing and in the political process in Newfoundland. He also looks at the introduction and impact of social programs, and the terms of the US military presence there. Finally, he demonstrates that by 1957 Newfoundland's integration into Canada was essentially complete; it was being treated the same as the other provinces, subject to the terms of union. By beginning with the 1949 Confederation rather than the activities leading up to it, and by thoroughly documenting areas of agreement, contention, and neglect, Blake writes a solid, contemporary history of Newfoundland's integration into Canada. Virtually the only complete academic treatment of this subject, Canadians at Last offers much basic information that so far has not been made available. 607 $aNewfoundland and Labrador$xHistory 607 $aNewfoundland and Labrador$xPolitics and government 608 $aElectronic books. 676 $a971.8/04 700 $aBlake$b Raymond Benjamin$0968773 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910467945403321 996 $aCanadians at last$92200682 997 $aUNINA