The least possible fuss and publicity : the politics of immigration in postwar Canada, 1945-1967 /

"Over the two decades following the Second World War, the policy that would create "a nation of immigrants," as Canadian multiculturalism is now widely understood, was debated, drafted, and implemented. The established narrative of postwar immigration policy as a tepid mixture of altr...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Evans, Paul A., 1957- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Montreal ; Kingston ; London ; Chicago : McGill-Queen's University Press, [2021]
Series:McGill-Queen's studies in ethnic history. 52.
Subjects:
1900-1999
POLITICAL SCIENCE / General
Emigration and immigration
Emigration and immigration > Government policy
Emigration and immigration > Political aspects
Canada > Emigration and immigration > Government policy > History > 20th century.
Canada > Emigration and immigration > Political aspects > History > 20th century.
Canada > Emigration and immigration > History > 20th century.
Canada > Émigration et immigration > Aspect politique > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Canada > Émigration et immigration > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Canada
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Managing the "problem" of immigration: the evolution of policy framework, 1867-1945
  • The immediate postwar years, 1945-1949: planning continuity, encountering change
  • The St Laurent years, 1950-53: old wine in new wine bottles
  • The St Laurent Years, 1953-55: a new minister and a program under attack
  • The St Laurent years 1955-1957: change, and defeat
  • The Diefenbaker years, 1957-63: inspiring vision and lost opportunity
  • The Pearson years, 1963-68: last postwar steps
  • Conclusions
  • Epilogue: Approaching the politics of immigration.

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