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Quotes from The Fur Trade in Canada — Harold Innis

1894–1952 Canada

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The present Dominion emerged not in spite of geography but because of it.

The Fur Trade in Canada (1930)

We have not yet realized that the Indian and his culture were fundamental to the growth of Canadian institutions.

The Fur Trade in Canada (1930)

The history of Canada has been profoundly influenced by the habits of an animal which very fittingly occupies a prominent place on her coat of arms.

The Fur Trade in Canada (1930)

The diversity of institutions has made possible the combination of government ownership and private enterprise which has been a further characteristic of Canadian development. Canada has remained fundamentally a product of Europe.

The Fur Trade in Canada (1930)

Canada emerged as a political entity with boundaries largely determined by the fur trade. These boundaries included a vast north temperate land area extending from the Atlantic to the Pacific and dominated by the Canadian Shield. The present Dominion emerged not in spite of geography but because of it.

The Fur Trade in Canada (1930)

Attribution

Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Harold Innis (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.