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Raymond Benjamin Blake

Canadians at Last: The Integration of Newfoundland as a Province (Heritage) Paperback – February 1, 2015

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History 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.

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286 pages
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English
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University of Toronto Press, Scholarly Publishing Division
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February 1, 2015
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6.05 x 0.8 x 9 inches
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0802069789
ISBN-13

978-0802069788
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'Blake's book covers the years 1949 to 1957 and how Newfoundlanders came to be Canadians. It is an impressive, judicious vigorously written work, based on considerable research...it is a fascinating success story.'

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'Blake adds significantly to our knowledge of Newfoundland's early years as a province, informs the debate, and moves it forward.'

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'Blake adds significantly to our knowledge of Newfoundland's early years as a province, informs the debate, and moves it forward.'

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ University of Toronto Press, Scholarly Publishing Division (February 1, 2015)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 286 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0802069789
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0802069788
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 14.4 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.05 x 0.8 x 9 inches

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Paul Lantz

A bureaucrat's dream read

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This is not the story, in any detail, of the politics that led to Newfoundland becoming part of Canada in 1949. It is the story of how the new province was integrated. Lots of details about how various federal programs, e.g. family allowance, old age pensions and superannuation for civil servants (Canada had a contributory scheme while Newfoundland's was employer paid; civil servants received raises to compensate for the change) were set up. Description of the steps by which it was ensured that these programs were available to people immediately; e.g. the microfilming of Newfoundland birth records to facilitate quick approvals of family allowance applications. Deals also with the dispute with the United States over the special rights it had received when it leased bases from the British. Some focus on economics: the decline of secondary manufacturing in Newfoundland once tariffs were removed and the relative lack of concern about this by the provincial government. Overshadowing it all, the figure of Newfoundland Premier Smallwood and his one man control of his party (not very active between elections) and his province (blatant threats about what would happen to communities that did not vote for his party.