1. Issues in Canada

2. Wilfred Laurier Canadian Prime Minister from 1896 to 1911
He tried to create solutions that would satisfy French and English Canadians
He was known as “The Great Compromiser”
Wilfred Laurier

3. In 1898 Great Britain was fighting a war in South Africa and they wanted Canada’s help
English Canadians wanted to help Great Britain and French Canadian did not.
Wilfred Laurier’s Solution: Equip and send volunteers to South Africa.
The Boer War

4. Britain was competing with Germany to see who could have the largest navy in the world…they wanted money from Canada to build ships
Laurier’s Compromise: Canada would build its own navy and if war occurred, Britain would take control of it.
The Naval Crisis

5. Reciprocity – is an agreement between two countries to trade certain products without taxes
Wilfred Laurier wanted Reciprocity with the United States
Western Canadians wanted Reciprocity (Cheap Farming Equipment) and Ontarians and Quebecers did not (They would lose money to American manufacturers)
Reciprocity