Canada and the Canadian Question
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Canada and the Canadian Question was a 1891 book written by British-Canadian author Goldwin Smith
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The book analyzes 19th Century Canada
, with Smith arguing that the country was a profoundly unnatural one that had no real reason to exist. He argued that it would be far more natural for the Canadian confederation and the United States
to merge into a single country, as there were few significant differences between the two peoples. He also argued that the Canadian system of government was fundamentally worse than the US model, with Canada being a far more elitist ruled country.
Smith's analysis would later inspire a 1986 "update" by Peter Brimelow
entitled The Patriot Game (book)
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Goldwin Smith
Goldwin Smith was a British-Canadian historian and journalist.- Early years :He was born at Reading, Berkshire. He was educated at Eton College and Magdalen College, Oxford, and after a brilliant undergraduate career he was elected to a fellowship at University College, Oxford...
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The book analyzes 19th Century Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
, with Smith arguing that the country was a profoundly unnatural one that had no real reason to exist. He argued that it would be far more natural for the Canadian confederation and the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
to merge into a single country, as there were few significant differences between the two peoples. He also argued that the Canadian system of government was fundamentally worse than the US model, with Canada being a far more elitist ruled country.
Smith's analysis would later inspire a 1986 "update" by Peter Brimelow
Peter Brimelow
Peter Brimelow is a British American financial journalist, author, and founder of VDARE. Brimelow has been the editor of many publications, including Forbes, the Financial Post, and National Review...
entitled The Patriot Game (book)
The Patriot Game (book)
The Patriot Game: National Dreams and Political Realities is a book originally published in 1986 by British-American author Peter Brimelow. It was later re-released in 1988 under the title The Patriot Game: Canada and the Canadian Question RevisitedThe book consists of Brimelow's self-described...
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