. The story of the Dominion : four hundred years in the annals of half a continent ; a history of Canada from its early discovery and settlement to the present time ; embracing its growth, progress and achievements in the pursuits of peace and war. CONSTRUCTION OF THE CANADIAN IWCIFIC RAILWAY 437 surveys should be energetically pressed and the construction of theroad prosecuted with rapidity, was voted down. On April 21, 1877,Dr. Tupper presented a motion of censure upon the Governmentfor their general railway policy. It was negatived by a party vote. During the succeeding year the Conservativ
. The story of the Dominion : four hundred years in the annals of half a continent ; a history of Canada from its early discovery and settlement to the present time ; embracing its growth, progress and achievements in the pursuits of peace and war. CONSTRUCTION OF THE CANADIAN IWCIFIC RAILWAY 437 surveys should be energetically pressed and the construction of theroad prosecuted with rapidity, was voted down. On April 21, 1877,Dr. Tupper presented a motion of censure upon the Governmentfor their general railway policy. It was negatived by a party vote. During the succeeding year the Conservative party came intopower and on May 10, 1879, ^^^ ^w Minister of Railways andCanals—Sir Charles Tupper—moved a lengthy Resolution detailingthe engagement of Canada to build the Canadian Pacific Line ; itsimportance as a great Imperial highway across the continent ofAmerica entirely on British soil ; its desirability as providing a routefor trade and commerce to China, Japan and the far East; and set-ting forth an elaborate plan for construction under the auspices of theGovernment and by means, chiefly, of a grant of 100,000,000 acres ofNorth-West lands. Mr. Mackenzie promptly moved an amendmentre-capitulating Liberal policy and denouncing
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