EM 47: Canada: Our Oldest Good Neighbor (1946)
By A.L. Burt
Professor of History, University of Minnesota
(Published January 1946)
How Important Is Canada to the United States?
- How great is our stake in Canada?
- How close are we to Canada?
- To and fro across the border
- The Maritimes
- Central Provinces
- Prairie Lands
- Pacific Province
Is Canada Disunited by Its Geography?
- The Maritime Provinces
- Central Canada—Quebec and Ontario
- The Prairie Provinces
- The Pacific Province—British Columbia
- Beads on a steel thread
Is There a Deep Split between French and English Canada?
- How deep is the division?
- Why the trouble over conscription?
- The opening chasm
How Does Canada Govern Itself—Or Does Britain Do It?
- The real boss
- Loosening the reins of empire
- The last remnants of subordination
- What about imperial teamwork?
Portfolio: Canadian Government and Military
- Government Enterprise
- Canadian-U. S. Joint Defense
How Do the United States and Canada Get Along?
- The International Joint Commission
- Other examples of cooperation
- Does Canada want annexation?
- Why they stand aloof
What Kind of Economy Does Canada Have?
- They seem to like it
- What did World War I do to Canada?
- Between the wars
- What now and in future?
What Was Canada’s Role in World War II?
- Aids to make discussion more interesting
- Questions for discussion
Primary source documents from 1944–46