Word: canadianization
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Because of the age-old influence of the United States on Canadian polities, Conway contrasted the development of the two systems. "The United States," said Conway, "was an expression in the New World of the Liberal-Whig tradition in British politics, whereas Canada expressed the Conservative-Tory strain...
...Dominion of Canada was created in 1867 for two important reasons. "The first," explained Conway, "was the immense biological and cultural persistence of the French and the second was the English-Canadian reaction to the principles on which the America republic was founded." Thus, a deep anti-Americanism and a strong pro-Empire consciousness existed in Canada from its infancy...
...Hockin claims that Diefenbaker gained Quebec's admiration by resisting American encroachment. But Diefenbaker has ignored the problem of biculturalism which now plagues the French-Canadian community. In so doing, he has more than lost whatever advantages he gained by resisting American advances...
Finally, the Liberals will win a majority of seats in Quebec for three reasons. First, although Pearson may have displeased French-Canadians in Quebec by his nuclear policy, his recognition of the bicultural problem has more than regained their sympathy. Second, though scarcely a here figure, Pearson represents a responsible leadership and a stable government to the politically sophisticated. Third, and perhaps meet important, Lesage and others, merely by acknowledging the existence of the federal Liberal party, attract French-Canadian support to Pearson...
...COHEN replies: My conclusions were naturally premature, since they were written four weeks before the election they were attempting to analyze. After observing the Canadian scene for an additional two weeks, I stand by my original conclusion that the Liberal and Social Credit parties will divide Quebec between them, the Liberals taking the larger portion...