A Conjunction of Interests
The advent of the National Policy in 1879 brought dramatic changes in the structure, magnitude, and objectives of Canada''s tariff policy. No longer used primarily as a source of revenue for the government, tariffs on imported goods assumed a role as protector of Canadian industry against the encroachment of foreign imports on the Canadian market.
In this detailed account of events leading up to th...
The advent of the National Policy in 1879 brought dramatic changes in the structure, magnitude, and objectives of Canada''s tariff policy. No longer used primarily as a source of revenue for the government, tariffs on imported goods assumed a role as protector of Canadian industry against the encroachment of foreign imports on the Canadian market.
In this detailed account of events leading up to th...
