CHC2P – Canadian History
Intro: Canada Then, Canada Now
Canada Profile – 1896-1911 Becomes a nation in
1867
Population (1900) approx. 5million
Population mostly French Catholic and English Protestant
Canada Profile 2000-2012
New constitution 1982
Population approximately 33 million
Multicultural
Population – 1900 Rural – mostly farmers,
fishers, loggers, construction workers
Social activity – baseball / hockey games, church socials
Local travel – horse and buggy
Long-distance travel – train
Few / no cars
Population – 2012 Urban – live in cities
Service sector and manufacturing jobs
Social activity – social media
travel – plane, trains and automobiles
Age of pollution, climate change, science and technology
Canadian Immigration
French English Relations 1867- French Canadian
Majority
1900 – English Canadian Majority. Most new immigrants strongly connected to Britain and her empire
Great sense of British Nationalism
French Canadians feel threatened by British majority –especially in politics
Canadian Flag 1867
French English Relations Sir Wilfrid Laurier P.M. 1896-1911 Canada’s first French
Canadian Prime Minister The “Great Compromiser“
How do you please your French Canadian supporters while also pleasing the English Canadian majority?
Wilfrid Laurier - French English Relations
The British Empire