Walter Scott was a populist with a vision for the new province. A newspaperman, entrepreneur, and land speculator before being elected to the House of Commons in 1900, by 1905, Scott had become leader of the Saskatchewan Liberal party and premier of the new province. After the 1905 election, Scott embarked on a program to build the province's infrastructure, including the Legislative Building and the University of Saskatchewan. He believed that agriculture was a vital component in the fabric of Saskatchewan life, and by including farm leadership in cabinet, he created a political climate founded on agriculture. Scott's government was also instrumental in enacting prohibition and establishing female suffrage. The fruits of Walter Scott's labours in education, agriculture and public policy continue to be harvested in Saskatchewan today, but few remember who planted the original seeds.
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Gordon Barnhart is University Secretary, University of Saskatchewan International and Special Adviser to the President on Government Relations. He has served as Clerk of the Saskatchewan Legislative Assembly and the Senate of Canada.
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According to the Regina Leader, this statement by Walter Scott (see opposite) as he was unanimously chosen leader of the provincial Liberal party was greeted with loud cheers. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
first provincial election, school clauses, autonomy bills, grain elevator companies, hail insurance, acting premier, legislative building, provincial rights, elevator system, first premier, elevator company, federal politics, electoral boundaries, printing contracts Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Walter Scott, Frederick Haultain, School Act, House of Commons, Regina Leader, University of Saskatchewan, Assiniboia West, Jim Calder, United States, Clifford Sifton, Premier Scott, Roman Catholics, Jessie Scott, Provincial Rights Party, Wilfrid Laurier, George Scott, North-West Territories, Walter Murray, British Empire, Canadian Annual Review, Nicholas Flood Davin, Portage la Prairie, British Columbia, Homewood Sanitarium, Manitoba Liberal New!
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According to the Regina Leader, this statement by Walter Scott (see opposite) as he was unanimously chosen leader of the provincial Liberal party was greeted with loud cheers. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
first provincial election, school clauses, autonomy bills, grain elevator companies, hail insurance, acting premier, legislative building, provincial rights, elevator system, first premier, elevator company, federal politics, electoral boundaries, printing contracts Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Walter Scott, Frederick Haultain, School Act, House of Commons, Regina Leader, University of Saskatchewan, Assiniboia West, Jim Calder, United States, Clifford Sifton, Premier Scott, Roman Catholics, Jessie Scott, Provincial Rights Party, Wilfrid Laurier, George Scott, North-West Territories, Walter Murray, British Empire, Canadian Annual Review, Nicholas Flood Davin, Portage la Prairie, British Columbia, Homewood Sanitarium, Manitoba Liberal New!
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- Saskatchewan Government: Politics and Pragmatism by Evelyn Eager in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Female Malady Women Madness/Eng Culture by Elaine Showalter in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- The prairie builder: Walter Murray of Saskatchewan by David R Murray in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Fat and Blood: An Essay on the Treatment of Certain Forms of Neurasthenia and Hysteria by S. Weir Mitchell in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Vulcan -OS (Toronto Medieval Bibliographies) by Paul Leonard Voisey in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
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