From Arm's Length to Hands-on The Formative Years of Ontario's Public Service, 1867-1940 |
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| Author:
| Hodgetts, J. E. |
| Series title: | Heritage Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8020-7581-9 |
| Publication Date: | Feb 1995 |
| Publisher: | University of Toronto Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $43.95 |
Book Description:
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Confederation was a relief to legislators who had to ensure the uneasy union between Upper and Lower Canada. Hodgetts has analysed carefully the factors that led to the gradual enlargement of the government's functions and the progressive tightening of the exercise of its authority.
Confederation was a relief to legislators who had to ensure the uneasy union between Upper and Lower Canada. Hodgetts has analysed carefully the factors that led to the gradual enlargement of the government's functions and the progressive tightening of the exercise of its authority.