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Sale of Rupert’s Land to Canada
Sold to the newly-formed Canadian Government in 1869-1970 and to this day, it is the largest purchase of land in Canadian history. Manitoba was created from the bought land. -
Red River Rebellion
After Canadian Confederation, the Red River Rebellion, led by Louis Riel, was the first dispute that the new Canadian government faced. From this, Manitoba became a province. -
George Walkem Premier
Walkem was the 3rd Premier of BC. Under Walkem, the BC government pressured Ottawa to build a railway to the Pacific, but it eventually failed. -
British Columbia threatens secession
BC threatened to leave Canada because of the failure of the trans-continental railway. This is another example of how the Eastern Canadian powers failed to recognize the needs of the West. -
National Policy
THe National Policy was a tariff established by John A. Macdonald on all imported goods. The purpose of the Naonal Policy was to spark Canadian production within the country. The west, especially the farmers, were furious becuase it meant that they had to travel to the East to get the goods they desired. -
Northwest Rebellion
The Métis were getting pushed West because of the incoming settlers. In the end, the government crushed the Métis rebellion while English-Aboriginal tensions grew along with French-English relations. -
Crow Rate
The Crow Rate was a subsidy that the Canadian Government imposed on the building of the CPR. With the completion of the railway, Western Canada was less “alienated” than it was before the railway. -
Progressive Party
When the wartime union government failed to change the tariff structure that hurt farmers, some of the farmers moved to Ottawa and entered politics. Again, the federal government failed to meet the needs of the West. -
United Farmers of Alberta
The UFA campaigned for lower prices of grain in Alberta. They also greatly affected the healthcare system in Alberta. The UFA seemed to help Alberta when the Federal government wouldn`t help. -
Cooperative Commonwealth Federation
The CCF emphasized protection against foreclosures, socialization of finance, and a public health system in Western Canada. It also tried the lessen the hurt of the Great Depression by implementing different social measures throughout the economy. -
Alberta Alberta Oil Boom
Alberta thought that the OPEC oil crisis would profit Alberta. Rather, the Canadian government used the profits to benefit the country. Again, the East in failing to meet the wants and needs of the West. -
Official Languages Act
The official languages act made Canada a bilingual country which meant that everybody in the country would have to learn French. The West didn`t agree with this philosophy because they didn`t see a reason in learning a new language. -
Peter Lougheed
Lougheed spend most of his term arguing with the Federal government over Alberta`s abundant resources. Lougheed enacted certain measures so that the people of Alberta benefitted from the oil boom. -
OPEC oil crisis and its effect on Alberta
OPEC raised their prices on oil because the Western world supported Israel in the Yom Kippur war. Since most countries were dependent on the Middle East for oil, everybody now turned to Alberta. -
National Energy Program and Alberta
The National Energy Program was a movement started by Trudeau to increase the energy production within Canada. The West was furious because instead of using the profits to benefit them, the Federal government used the profit to benefit the whole country. -
Joe Clark Government
Part of the reason that Clark beat Trudeau in the election was because Trudeau`s National Energy Programme. Clark cared more about the West than Trudeau. -
Western Canada Concept Party
This party's main focus was for B.C, Alberta, Saskatchewaan and Manitoba to seperate from the rest of Canada -
Federal Liberal Party in western Canada 1980s
The liberals lost support of the people living in western Canada due to a fued between east and west Canada. -
Let them freeze in the dark
This famous quote said by then Calgary mayor Ralph Klein was used against the National Energy Program in western Canada because the people were opposed to their oil being taken and sold without a fair profit for them. -
Salmon Arm Salute
In 1982 then prime minister Pierre trudeau showed three protesters in salmon arm, british Columbia the finger. This famous salute showed that trudeau and western Canada were still very far apart on how they thaught Canada should be governed. -
Reform Party
This party was a western canada based protest party -
Alliance Party
Successor of the reform party, The alliance party supported policies that were both fiscally and socially conservative, -
Merger of the Progressive Conservatives and the Alliance
Formed together to make the conservative party of Canada which now governs this nation today. -
Stephen Harper elected Prime Minister
Steven Harper’s election helped unite the West with Eastern Canada. Harper’s riding is situated in Alberta meaning that he knew the needs of the West when he was elected.
