Guarding the Gates: The Canadian Labour Movement and Immigration, 1872-1934

David Goutor

ISBN 10: 0774813644 / ISBN 13: 9780774813648

Published by University of British Columbia Press, 2007

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Guarding the Gates: The Canadian Labour Movement and Immigration, 1872-1934
• Publisher: University of British Columbia Press
• Publication Date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0774813644
• ISBN 13: 9780774813648
• Binding: Hardback
• Condition: New
• Weight: 574 grams

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Synopsis

From the 1870s until the Great Depression, immigration was often the question of the hour in Canada. Politicians, the media, and an array of interest groups viewed it as essential to nation building, developing the economy, and shaping Canada’s social and cultural character. One of the groups most determined to influence public debate and government policy on the issue was organized labour, and unionists were often relentless critics of immigrant recruitment. Guarding the Gates is the first detailed study of Canadian labour leaders’ approach to immigration, a key battleground in struggles between different political factions within the labour movement. This book provides new insights into labour, immigration, social, and political history.

About the Author

Gregory S. Kealey is Founding Editor of Labour/Le Travail and author of Workers and Canadian History. Ruth A. Frager is co-author of Discounted Labour: Women Workers in Canada, 1870-1939