Hostname: page-component-78c5997874-xbtfd Total loading time: 0 Render date: 2024-11-17T11:30:01.610Z Has data issue: false hasContentIssue false
  • English
  • Français

PORK PACKERS, RECIPROCITY, AND LAURIER'S DEFEAT IN THE 1911 CANADIAN GENERAL ELECTION

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 May 2002

Eugene Beaulieu  and
J. C. Herbert Emery
Get access Rights & Permissions [Opens in a new window]

Abstract

The 1911 Canada–United States Reciprocity Agreement had a central role in the campaigns of the Liberal and Conservative parties in the 1911 Canadian General Election. Consequently, Laurier's defeat in 1911 has been interpreted as Canada's rejection of reciprocity and her commitment to tariff protection. This analysis shows that reciprocity bolstered support for Laurier in 1911. In the absence of opposition from pork packers, particularly in Quebec, Laurier would have retained his majority mandate. Thus, Canada was not committing to a path of protectionism after 1911.

Type
Research Article
Information
The Journal of Economic History , Volume 61 , Issue 4 , December 2001 , pp. 1083 - 1101
Copyright
© 2001 The Economic History Association

Access options

Get access to the full version of this content by using one of the access options below. (Log in options will check for institutional or personal access. Content may require purchase if you do not have access.)