In Sifton worked out a "compromise" that effectively curtailed the separate schools but managed to save face for the prime minister. Laurier was impressed and brought Sifton into the federal cabinet as minister of the interior and superintendent general of Indian affairs.
Despite a deafness that afflicted him all his life, Sifton's high energy, mastery of political organization, and incisive analytical mind set him apart, even in Laurier's talented cabinet. He was responsible for the administration of the Yukon during the turmoil of the Klondike Gold Rush, and he was the agent in charge of presenting Canada's case to the Alaska Boundary Tribunal in Despite his successes, Sifton found it necessary to silence some of his critics in the highly partisan world of the press.
Dafoe, one of the ablest journalists in Canadian history and a future biographer. Sifton's greatest accomplishment was the organization of a massive immigration into the Canadian West.
From to over one million Canadians and immigrants had left Canada for the United States. Sifton had an unbounded confidence in the future prosperity of the Canadian West, and he determined to ensure that Canadian that is, British , not American, institutions be established on the northern prairie.
A born organizer, he eliminated the bureaucratic fumbling that frustrated settlers trying to buy land, simplified procedures, centralized decisions, and orchestrated a massive publicity campaign in Europe and North America. See J. Dafoe, Clifford Sifton in relation to his times Toronto, Source : W. Stewart Wallace, ed. V, Toronto, University Associates of Canada, , p. Events, Issues, and Concepts.
Internet Resources. Sifton resigned from the Laurier government early in , seemingly at the top of his game. The recurrent issue of sectarian, French-language schooling and the cultural agenda in the West was his last round-up. The North-West Territories had enjoyed non-denominational schools under the territorial regulations of This was slated to come to an end with the arrival of provincial status for Alberta and Saskatchewan and the extension of guarantees of separate and state-funded schools for Catholics.
Laurier, who cautiously promoted the ideal of dualism in the West, would not give way and Sifton — who preferred the vision of an Anglo-Protestant West — resigned.
Later, Laurier found himself obliged to change course, but Sifton did not re-enter the cabinet. In many respects, Sifton was not only an architect of Western Canada: he was an example of what it was becoming. The society he envisioned in was not one that all Canadians at the time embraced: drawn from different and diverse locales, peoples of many languages and cultures would open the economic potential of the West and, thus, Canada.
In return, they would be Anglo-Canadianized and offered what Dominion officials immodestly regarded as a superior and more humane cultural alternative to that of the United States.
Although many factors independent of Sifton contributed to what was to follow, the fact remains that many aspects of his vision were realized.
An initiative in settling the West with groups drawn from the same ethnicity or creed allocated contiguous lands so as to take advantage of cultures of mutual support. An immigrant group comprised of pacifists belonging to a Russian dissident religious movement. Settled first on the Prairies then mostly relocated to British Columbia. Persecuted in the 20th century for their pacifism and their rejection of material culture. Over , children who were exported from Britain to Canada between and the late s.
Organized by charitable church organizations to alleviate overcrowding and to provide improved and more healthy alternatives. Stories of abuse abound, although many of the children who were distributed to farms across Canada did enjoy improved circumstances. Located west of Saskatoon covering a massive area that extended to and across what would become the Saskatchewan-Alberta border, the colony was populated by some 2, immigrants recruited directly from Britain.
Skip to content Chapter 5. Immigration and the Immigrant Experience. Key Points The late 19th century saw a rapid expansion in global food production to feed industrializing communities and nations. Canada had to compete for immigrants and did so through strategies that targeted specific groups and whole communities. I would bring my family because they mean a lot to me. Red Cross, Eventually the Customs and Immigration people were done processing us and we were free to leave the area.
We were lead to other tables and received our fist nourishment on Canadian soil. Many were still seasick and the texture of the nourishment did not help.
Compared to European wieners, the hot dogs were tasteless and the mustard too sweet. Along with the hot dog came a slice of white, square pieces of tasteless sponge. All of us, used to European rye bread or white rolls, did not recognize it as a standard Canadian bread. Having been brought up with hard crusty bread we found the loaf we bought extremely soft with a strange smell that has remained with us ever since.
We never ate that bread nor have we ever consumed that bread since our settling in Canada I believe that Canada has given us the opportunity to become something meaningful of ourselves and contribute to the success of the community and to the Great country of Canada.
We loved the taste of Canadian white bread, sliced at that! It tasted like cake to us and it was the first of many pleasant surprises Red Cross nurses during the Second World War. The prairies were dreary in March and seemed to go on forever and ever given we had come from a country that one could cross by car or train in a matter of hours. The big surprise came in the middle of one night when our father shook us all awake and told us to look at the mountains.
I rolled over in the berth and looked out and saw rock walls, then I rolled on my back and far above us, shining in the moonlight, were snow-covered peaks of the Rocky Mountains. Denmark's "Heaven Mountain" is a whole meters high - these mountain peaks were beyond imagining. I am so happy to live in Canada, in Halifax, Thank you! I have no recollection of the trip over, but one bit of definite feedback I got years to come was of the Cotton Bread Pumpulileipa , as a reference to the unbelievably fluty texture of the white Canadian bread.
Wartime bread was grey and heavy and tasted like cardboard. Everything here was delicious. With all the hardships we went trough, my parents never complained.
Every year got better and better. Canada is a great country. We all love our new homeland, its people and open spaces.
It was very different coming here in the way you got treated. I remember just being totally shocked by how welcoming and open people were. I moved to Canada when I was 16 It was hard at first, but people here are nice. I am now Canadian citizen.
Fannie, my cat, my mom, my dad, my jewellery, my plushies, my Harry Potter things. I hungrily bit into the slice that was offered and I got the first shock in this new country.
It was the Canadian Red Cross that came to our aid when our house in London was bomb damaged during the war. I was 11 years of age and vividly remember the boxes of clothing and food they delivered to our door. I promised myself that I would go to Canada one day. We had our first corn flakes and potatoes with the skin on my mother always peeled the potatoes. Bacon and eggs, Canadian style, went down very well. My mother insisted we eat all the food, to show our appreciation.
Crowds of immigrants being processed, long train journey to Toronto. Arrived 7 am. This was Made lots of friends, worked hard, joined in everything Canada had to offer. We moved to B. Parksville 18 yrs.
My husband passed away 4 yrs. I felt like a small grain of sand washed up on the shores, with many thousands of others. Many had stories, similar to mine, coming for refuge and with high hopes, to Canada. Fortunately my story has a happy ending. I remember the first time I had Canadian bread. I rolled it up and tried to bounce it.
Your anthem dearest Canada we sing with pride and thanks From the heart of all the immigrants who landed on your banks. Our family came aboard the ship they call the Volendam In nineteen hundred fifty one, a Canadian to become. I thank God for Canada and the life my family has enjoyed here. It has been a terrific country to grow up in and to live.
There's no place on earth I'd rather live. For our train trip, we were given ten dollars per person to get us to our destination, enough to buy that pure soft cottony white bread we had never seen before. The bread was soft and spongy and packed in wax paper, the butter was all salty, there was only soft process cheese, instead of smoked and cured hard sausage they only had what they called baloney and peanut butter, and many other novelties that we didn't even understand.
Welcome to Canada.. I would bring my husband and a positive attitude. Baltic refugees on board the Parnu.
Damiani family with Officers on board the S. I was 15 when my parents and closest brother crossed the border on a hot, sunny August day at North Portal, Saskatchewan. We were landed immigrants, Americans from Wisconson. We were no strangers to being expatriots, and in , I had spent most of my life outside of the U.
After four years back in the States, Moving to Canada was another adventure. It was all so clean and Fresh in my mind. So much the same, but different never the less. By I was a Canadian, what a good decision.
Ukrainian family on board the R. Aquitania, December I give thanks for Canada because Canada helped me and family to start life again and also thanks to everyone who helped the Syrian people to stop bloodshed. I hope with all my heart to live in Canada lasting peace and getting stronger ever time.
Mohammad October 13, Doppenberg family on board the S. Ryndam, Heidi Hart on board the S. Beaverbrae, March As soon as we landed at Toronto airport, that was amazing the peace and the comfort, I had in my heart, in my body, I cannot explain, I was just standing outside the airport and I was just shivering, like oh my God, so finally we are in Canada.
We feel lucky that they are all growing up in the most wonderful country in the world. I will always remember where I came from but it is who I am now that matters. Greek Hellenic youth, Image courtesy of the Delefes family. Schultz family on board the S. Fairsea, 4 Dec Bring your open spirit, love of life and tolerance of all peoples. Share your culture, history and story to enrich Canadian fabric and society.
The year was as the ship pulled away from the docks of Naples. Leaving family, friends and possessions; Vincenzo Armenti said goodbye to his homeland. He also left behind memories of unemployment and destitution in a country still suffering from a devastating war.
He set out for Canada in hopes of finding prosperity with a chance to work and earn money so his family could have a better life other than the certain poverty they faced in Italy. My brother still talks about the wonderful soft white bread buns that were served — they were so delicious. One thing I can smell even today was the Wonder Sliced Bread. I felt wonderful to be in a new country. Fortunately, my story has a happy ending. I fell as though some greater power must have been leading my unpredictable steps to the right places through the years.
I am grateful to Canada for giving me the life I now enjoy. I came to Canada from Brazil when I was 5 years old. I remember I had to leave all my xmas gifts and friends behind in Rio. It was very hard. Also, we arrived in winter and found it hard to breath the cold air.
I had to teach myself how to inhale short breaths to be able to take in the cold! Doppenberg family on board the M. Mom and Dad worked had to improve the family way of life. What I remember most about the trip is the dolphins following the ship, there was so many of them.
One day I was on deck looking over the side when one the ship crew who was on the bow called over to me. The area was roped off, but he said it was ok to come and see.
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