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Sovereignty or Security? Government Policy in the Canadian North, 1936-1950
By Shelagh D. Grant
432 pages
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- University of British Columbia Press
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- Vancouver, B.C.
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- 1988
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Synopsis
Sovereignty or Security? explores the numerous and diverse influences responsible for the dramatic change in northern policies during the 1940s and their subsequent impact on the Yukon and Northwest Territories. Apart from concern for the social, economic, and political development of the North, two major issues emerged which became central to the policy initiatives in the war and postwar years -- the question of maintaining optimum sovereign control and of providing adequate defence against ...
Sovereignty or Security? explores the numerous and diverse influences responsible for the dramatic change in northern policies during the 1940s and their subsequent impact on the Yukon and Northwest Territories. Apart from concern for the social, economic, and political development of the North, two major issues emerged which became central to the policy initiatives in the war and postwar years -- the question of maintaining optimum sovereign control and of providing adequate defence against possible enemy attack. As a result, Ottawa abandoned its former laissez-faire approach to northern affairs and adopted an active interventionist role, accompanied by unprecedented financial support.
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Table of contents
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- Sovereignty or Security? Government Policy in the Canadian North, 1936-1950 i
- Title Page iii
- Contents vii
- Photo Credits viii
- Illustrations ix
- Figures and Maps xi
- Tables xii
- Foreword xiii
- Preface xv
- Acknowledgments xix
- 1 - A Historical Perspective, 1867-1930 3
- 2 - The Depression Years, 1930-1939 22
- 3 - The Ottawa Scene, 1939-1941 49
- 4 - The Northward Winds of War, 1941-1942 70
- 5 - The Army of Occupation, 1943-1944 103
- 6 - Pressures for Change, 1943-1945 129
- Sovereignty or Security? Government Policy in the Canadian North, 1936-1950 i
- Title Page iii
- Contents vii
- Photo Credits viii
- Illustrations ix
- Figures and Maps xi
- Tables xii
- Foreword xiii
- Preface xv
- Acknowledgments xix
- 1 - A Historical Perspective, 1867-1930 3
- 2 - The Depression Years, 1930-1939 22
- 3 - The Ottawa Scene, 1939-1941 49
- 4 - The Northward Winds of War, 1941-1942 70
- 5 - The Army of Occupation, 1943-1944 103
- 6 - Pressures for Change, 1943-1945 129
- 9 - The Military North, 1948-1950 211
- 10 - Patterns and Priorities 238
- Appendices 251
- Notes 313
- Selected Bibliography 355
- Index 369