In the power of the government : the rise and fall of newsprint in Ontario, 1894-1932 /

Mark Kuhlberg challenges the orthodox interpretation of the relationship between the corporations which ran the Ontario's pulp and paper mills and the politicians at Queen's Park in the early twentieth century.

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Main Author: Kuhlberg, Mark, 1966- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Toronto : University of Toronto Press, [2015]
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Table of Contents:
  • ""Cover""; ""Copyright""; ""Dedication""; ""Contents""; ""List of Maps, Charts, and Figures""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Introduction""; ""Section I. The Setting and the Liberals, 1894â€?1905""; ""1â€?The Natural and Political Landscapes ""; ""2â€? “Intent upon getting grain-growing settlers upon the new landâ€?: The Liberals, 1894â€?1905 ""; ""Section II. “Large tracts of land are not necessary for the business of any companyâ€?: The Conservatives, 1905â€?1919""; ""3â€? “We have been most lenient in allowing the company to run onâ€? ""
  • ""4â€? “The jack-ass methods of that Departmentâ€? """"Section III. “In order to keep in office, they must play politicsâ€?: The United Farmers of Ontario, 1919â€?1923""; ""5â€? “This Government should â€? exercise responsibility of dealing with tendersâ€? ""; ""6â€? “Established industries which â€? have but scant supplyâ€? ""; ""Section IV. “The chief is the whole showâ€?: The Conservatives, 1923â€?1932""; ""7â€? “For political purposesâ€? ""; ""8â€? “Political connections â€? of the strongest kindâ€? ""; ""9â€? “Excluded from the area given to Spruce Fallsâ€? ""
  • ""10â€? “No definite commitment has ever been made by this Departmentâ€? """"11â€? “A policy which had cost Ontarioâ€?s industry a good and plentyâ€? ""; ""Conclusion: “The availability of wood for industry is ambiguousâ€? ""; ""Notes""; ""Sources""; ""Index""