Asian Civilisations Museum

An Intercolonial Railway Bridge 1875 The Railway Was Established As A Result Of Confederation Confederation Brought Into Existence The Intercolonial Railway In 1872 A Consolidation Of The Existing Nova Scotia Railway European And North American Railway And Grand Trunk Railway In 1879 John A Macdonald's Conservatives Enacted The National Policy Which Called For High Tariffs And Opposed Free Trade Disrupting The Trading Relationship Between The Maritimes And New England The Economic Situation Was Worsened By The Decline Of The Wooden Ship Building Industry The Railways And Tariffs Did Foster The Growth Of New Industries In The Province Such As Textile Manufacturing Iron Mills And Sugar Refineries, Many Of Which Eventually Failed To Compete With Better Capitalized Industry In Central Canada In 1937 New Brunswick Had The Highest Infant Mortality And Illiteracy Rates In Canada. At The End Of The Great Depression The New Brunswick Standard Of Living Was Much Below The Canadian Average In 1940 The Rowell�Sirois Commission Reported That Federal Government Attempts To Manage The Depression Illustrated Grave Flaws In The Canadian Constitution While The Federal Government Had Most Of The Revenue Gathering Powers The Provinces Had Many Expenditure Responsibilities Such As Healthcare Education And Welfare Which Were Becoming Increasingly Expensive The Commission Recommended The Creation Of Equalization Payments Implemented In 1957 The Acadians In Northern New Brunswick Had Long Been Geographically And Linguistically Isolated From The More Numerous English Speakers To The South The Population Of French Origin Grew Dramatically After Confederation From About 16 Per Cent In 1871 To 34 Per Cent In 1931. Government Services Were Often Not Available In French And The Infrastructure In Francophone Areas Was Less Developed Than Elsewhere In 1960 Premier Louis Robichaud Embarked On The New Brunswick Equal Opportunity Program In Which Education Rural Road Maintenance And Healthcare Fell Under The Sole Jurisdiction Of A Provincial Government That Insisted On Equal Coverage Throughout The Province Rather Than The Former County-based System The Flag Of New Brunswick Based On The Coat Of Arms Was Adopted In 1965 The Conventional Heraldic Representations Of A Lion And A Ship Represent Colonial Ties With Europe And The Importance Of Shipping At The Time The Coat Of Arms Was Assigned Geography