00000nam 2200000zi 4500 9.894765 CaOODSP 20250103172437 m o d f cr |n||||||||| 201217s1939 onc ob f000 0 eng d CaOODSP eng rda CaOODSP n-cn--- Z1-1937/2-41-2E-PDF Creighton, Donald, 1902-1979 author. British North America at confederation : a study prepared for the Royal Commission on Dominion-Provincial Relations / by D.G. Creighton. Ottawa : J.O. Patenaude, Printer to the King's Most Excellent Majesty, 1939. 1 online resource (104 pages) text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Digitized edition from print [produced by Privy Council Office]. "Appendix 2" Includes bibliographical references. pt I: Economic and Social Conditions -- Introductory -- External Influences in the Development of the British North American Provinces -- The Province of Canada -- The Maritime Provinces -- The West -- The Pacific Coast -- The Relations between the Provinces -- The Economic Objectives of Confederation -- The Division of Economic Powers at Confederation -- The Forces back of Confederation -- pt. II: Public Finance -- Public Finance before Confederation -- The Financial Settlement of Confederation -- First Consequences of the Financial Settlement -- Appendix. "Professor Creighton's first chapters discuss the influences which, before Confederation, affected all the British North American colonies alike. In succeeding chapters he relates the economic history—roughly for the period 1850-67—of the Canadas, the Maritimes, the prairies and the Pacific coast settlements. The second half of the study deals with the economic aims of Confederation; public finance before 1867; the financial settlement reached in that year; and finally the first consequences of that settlement"--Editorial Foreword, page 6. Canada. Constitution Act, 1867. Canada. Loi constitutionnelle de 1867. Federal government Canada. Gouvernement fédéral Canada. Canada Politics and government 1841-1867. Canada Politics and government 1867-1873. Canada Politique et gouvernement 1841-1867. Canada Politique et gouvernement 1867-1873. Canada. Royal Commission on Dominion-Provincial Relations, issuing body. L'Amérique britannique du Nord à l'époque de la Confédération : (CaOODSP)9.944855 PDF 92.35 MB https://publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2020/bcp-pco/Z1-1937-2-41/Z1-1937-2-41-2-eng.pdf