- Title:
- The St. Lawrence seaway question, 1950-1954: the Canadian perspective.
- Creator:
- Pattison, Christopher
- Date Created:
- 1994
- Degree Awarded:
- Master of Arts
- Subjects:
- Saint Lawrence Seaway Navigation Saint Lawrence Seaway Power Utilization Politics And Government 1948-1957Canals Canals United States
- Geographical Focus:
- Canada US Ontario New York Quebec
- Supporting Materials:
- n/a
- Description:
- There has been a great wealth of material written on the St. Lawrence Seaway and power project. Surprisingly, historians have paid little attention to the years from 1950 to 1954. During this period, the St. Laurent government grew increasingly frustrated with American inaction on the seaway issue and decided that the waterway would be built by Canada alone, exclusively within Canadian territory. However, this decision was ultimately abandoned by the government in exchange for a joint seaway plan. By relying on untapped Canadian government manuscripts, this thesis will examine the reasons why the St. Laurent government chose not to construct the seaway unilaterally and will analyze the 1954 Canadian-American seaway negotiations.
Source
- Preferred Citation:
- Pattison, Christopher. 1994. "The St. Lawrence seaway question, 1950-1954: the Canadian perspective.", Department of History, Carleton University
- Link to this page:
- https://cuhistory.github.io/grads/items/hist_229.html
Rights
- Rights:
- Copyright the author, all rights reserved, unless otherwise indicated.