In 1896, Prime Minister Wilfrid Laurier’s liberal government decided to take a new approach to immigration. Cliford Sifton, minister of the interior in Laurier’s government, introduced an “Open Door” policy to new immigrants. Families from USA, Britain, and other parts of Europe flooded into Canada’s prairies to start farms. But, why did so many people … Continue reading The Importance and Origin of the term “Canada: The Last Best West” and the Techniques used by Canada to Advertise Immigration