The National Policy

Question 1

What event(s) preluded the National Policy?

Answer 1

An economic slowing in Europe, and a period of economic depression in the Dominion of Canada.

Question 2

What three components made up the National Policy?

Answer 2

Increased custom duties, construction of the transcontinental railway, and an increase in immigration

Question 3

What was the main purpose of the tariffs introduced in the National Policy?

Answer 3

Mitigate the risk American companies posed to the Canadian economy and force the population to buy local instead of foreign products.