Abstract
This paper examines the Canadian maritime region that has traditionally lagged that of other regions and provinces within Canada, and the reasons for this relative backwardness. The paper explains that on the one hand the regions have relatively easy access to coastal and internal waterways while, on the other hand, the area's inaccessibility and harsh climate makes it somewhat problematic to develop. The paper points out that it is the clear absence of a cohesive economic development plan for the region that is likely the real culprit in the maritime's inability to achieve economic parity with the rest of Canada during the important phase of Canada's overall economic expansion. The paper further explains that the lack of such a strategy allowed the transportation routes to become underutilized or misappropriated and the industrial diversity in the region to become unsustainable through a lack of diversity. In conclusion, the paper shows that without major population centers and the industrial base that typically accompanies them, the maritimes have been historically challenged as an economic unit, and until this industrial and economic diversity is solved the region will continue to be dependent on the central government and will continue to lack the population base to support an expanding economy.

From the Paper
"Canada's various regions and provinces have all developed in a variety of fashions and according to different economic imperatives which has led to the divergent opinions regarding its industrial development. Because most of the other provincial areas are more easily traversed that the Maritime area, they have been more easily exploited, in an economic sense, that the Maritime region. This economic exploitation of some of the other regions within Canada has been described in the following manner."

Tags:economic, history, undevelopment, industrialization

Abstract
In this article, the writer notes that the question of the backwardness of economic development in Canada's maritime region has been the subject of considerable debate among scholars and researchers. This debate has produced many possible causes for this problem, among which academics from a range of disciplines argue heatedly for this or that primary cause. This essay argues the thesis that there is no single causal explanation for the relative backwardness of maritime economic development. Instead, the writer maintains that as is seen with particular reference to the manufacturing sector, the reasons for the comparative underdevelopment of the Canadian maritime lies in the convergence of a number of factors: dependency and staple economy; the lack of local financing and control; and geography and railway freight rates.

Outline:
Introduction
The Issues in the Debate
Dependency Theory and the Staple Economy
Maritime Industries and the National Policy
The Railway and the Decline of Maritime Manufacturers
Conclusion

From the Paper
"The advantage of this perspective is that it situates the problem of maritime underdevelopment within a larger historical continuum that addresses the region's economic performance and relationships not only after Confederation but before it as well. In addition, it should be noted that this approach incorporated elements of the dependency theory model with aspects of the staple theory.
"However, it should be noted that dependency theory possesses clear problems, primary among which is the fact of how empirical data seems to contradict the view inherent in dependency theory that the economic development of one area can only be achieved through the economic exploitation of another. The maritime underdevelopment problem is more complex, however, in that the data appears to contradict the simplistic application of this template.."

Tags:manufacturing, underdevelopment, export, dependency, theory

Abstract
The paper reviews the life of James Hill (1838-1916), founder of the Great Northern railroad, and nicknamed "the Empire Builder". The paper also notes Hill's early involvement with the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR), and analyzes his successes in building and marketing his rail lines. The paper then analyzes the CPR and its effects on Canadian development, and reviews the earlier development of the canal infrastructure which provided waterways between the United States and Canada at the start of the 19th century. Next, the paper focuses on the Maritime Provinces and what has been written about them by various authors. Then the paper changes focus to what those writers have to say about the rest of Canada, returning to their views of travel on Canada's railroads, and especially the CPR. In conclusion, the paper finds that travel writers describe the country best when they focus on railroads and travel by rail.

From the Paper
"A man of penetrating commercial vision, Hill foresaw the growth of trade with the Pacific Rim. His road would bridge this traffic from the Pacific Northwest, where he saw the logical port of entry to markets back east. He would haul cotton from the South for export to the Orient, and his freight cars would return filled with lumber from the Northwest to build the heartland. Notwithstanding his view on trains that carry people, the flagship passenger train of his Great Northern bore his nickname, the Empire Builder."

Tags:commerce, canals, travel, writing

Abstract
This paper will discuss the U.S.'s replacement of Great Britain as Canada's closest economic and political ally. The starting point for this is the repealing of the Corn Laws in the middle of the 19th century and the Reciprocity Treaty of 1854. This marked the beginning of the American era which waxed and waned through Canadian history from that point forward. This marks an important case for study because it underlines the great need Canada has had for foreign capital throughout its development. With a small population, enormous resource base, and strong desire to maintain high standards of living, extensive foreign investment has been absolutely critical.

Abstract
This paper will discuss the way that American and Canadian economic styles play into the development of their countries, and the countries they are associated with. In Canada there is much to say about the situation that NAFTA brings to this country, and this type of trading style, which has been helping the economy of this country. In American economic development, and since it is the leading world power, there are many countries that play into an imperial sort of economic style in this manner.

Abstract
The paper discusses how the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, founded in 1936, is the oldest existing broadcasting service in Canada and it is owned and operated by the Canadian government. However, the paper looks at a website with the name "The Canadian Section of the Broadcast Archive, maintained by Barry Mishkind - www.oldradio.com that states that "one of Marconi's famous early wireless telegraphy stations was set up in Glace Bay Nova Scotia, in 1902." So, the paper explores how perhaps, the history of radio has an earlier beginning prior to the establishment of CBC.

From the Paper
"The beginning of radio in Canada was more than the program "Sergeant Preston of the Royal Mounties" and Guy Lombardo and his Royal Canadian orchestra. The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, founded in 1936, is the oldest existing broadcasting service in Canada. The corporation is owned and operated by the Canadian government. However, a website with the name "The Canadian Section of the Broadcast Archive, maintained by Barry Mishkind - [1]www.oldradio.com states that "one of Marconi's famous early wireless...""

Tags:canadian, radio, history

Abstract
This paper examines how, as a basic framework, Melville Watkins' staples theory explains Canadian economic development and the importance of both domestic and external commodity-oriented linkages. The paper further looks at how Watkins' paper first appeared in 1963 as an effort to explain how Canada's economy had developed into a post-World War II era in first flight, unpredictable in its promise of growth.

From the Paper
"If one is able to imagine the early 1960s Canada of which Watkins wrote, one perceives how much did seem built upon patterns established long before, as in the preeminence of Montreal as opposed to Toronto as the principal finance and business centre, and with much business continuing to involve not just Britain but British colonies in the Caribbean region or part of arrangements involving Britain and continental European powers that were engaged in post-World War II reconstruction efforts. Similarly, there were domestic linkages involving commodities and development that were parts of greater linkages involving the United States. Indeed, a helpful aspect of Watkins' paper referred to here is its reminder of how Canada has been shaped by two principal powers, the United Kingdom gradually replaced by the United States and just as it began its post-1945 ascent to world leadership taking the place of Britain. "

Tags:domestic, external, commodity-oriented

Abstract
This paper does not propose such a complicated engagement, but a more modest look at staple industries in the earlier periods of Canadian economic development. The staple thesis will be considered where appropriate, though efforts will be made to minimize the semantic discussion about the staple thesis itself. It is believed here that this is the proper role for the staple thesis: it should be understated and used to highlight rather than provide detailed explanation.

Abstract
In this article, the writer looks at the impact of maritime commerce and trade on the development of the New England colonies. The writer provides a background of the New England area at looks at the reasons that New England became a harbinger of trade. The writer then discusses that maritime commerce and trade had a massive effect on growth and development.

From the Paper
"New England was destined to become a harbinger of trade due to its geographic features and location. It had no coastal plain and was covered with rocky hills that extended to the ocean. Several rivers contained roomy harbors that larger ships could navigate with ease. The soil in New England, however, was very poor since much of it was stony and full of gravel. The area soon became a hub of trading furs, fish, and lumber, while delving into the slave trade as well, although not as much as some of its Southern counterparts. Nonetheless, maritime commerce and trade had a massive effect on the growth and development of ..."

Tags:maritime, trade, commerce