It had apparently been normal for the Maritime communities to be less privileged than other Canadian communities in the West in the period from before the First World War. However, as people in the Maritimes discovered that they had the same rights as their fellow countrymen, they began to express the need for equality. The Canadian government did not do much to ameliorate the conditions in the Maritimes, as it showed more interest in the Western provinces.
It is probable that the characters of people in the Maritimes had been influenced by the Canadian government indifference in their situation. Wanting the government to change its attitude towards them, people from the Maritime communities formed the Maritime Rights movement. While the movement had had strong-minded members that would stop at nothing from reaching their goals, it did not manage to bring any significant changes to the overall state of affairs.
The government's refusal to pay any attention to the Maritimes had also worked in favor of the people there. Because of the fact that they had similar interests, the leaders in the Maritime communities realized that their people needed help in order to earn a decent living. Various programs had been installed with the purpose of assisting disadvantaged people in the Maritimes.
Things had changed considerably along with the end of the Second World War. Canada started to experience a constant economic growth and the Maritimes had finally gotten out of their economical dismay.
The Maritimes have basically proved that one of the most important factors for a society's well-being is the determination of its people....
Even though the people there did not always have the means to provide their families with the basic needs, they restlessly fought for their principles.
Works cited:
1. Armour, Leslie; Trott, Elizabeth. (1998). "The Faces of Reason: An Essay on Philosophy and Culture in English Canada, 1850-1950." Wilfrid Laurier University Press.
2. Stewart, Ian. (1994). "Roasting Chestnuts: The Mythology of Maritime Political Culture." University of British Columbia Press
3. Weaver Kent R., Banting Keith G., Dion Stephane, Stark Andrew. (1992). "The Collapse of Canada?." The Brookings Institution.
Stewart, Ian. (1994). "Roasting Chestnuts: The Mythology of Maritime Political Culture." University of British Columbia Press
Stewart, Ian. (1994). "Roasting Chestnuts: The Mythology of Maritime Political Culture." University of British Columbia Press
Armour, Leslie; Trott, Elizabeth. (1998). "The Faces of Reason: An Essay on Philosophy and Culture in English Canada, 1850-1950." Wilfrid Laurier University Press.
Weaver Kent R., Banting Keith G., Dion Stephane, Stark Andrew. (1992). "The Collapse of Canada?." The Brookings Institution.
Stewart, Ian. (1994). "Roasting Chestnuts: The Mythology of Maritime Political Culture." University of British Columbia Press
Stewart, Ian. (1994). "Roasting Chestnuts: The Mythology of Maritime Political Culture." University of British Columbia Press
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Stewart, Ian. (1994). "Roasting Chestnuts: The Mythology of Maritime Political Culture." University of British Columbia Press
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