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trade through Canada—i.e., east and west—from
its natural direction, which is north and south.
All these are advantages to Canada the value
of which no one would question. They are steps
towards the national development of Canada
which it might under certain circumstances be
to Britain’s advantage to go to considerable length
to encourage and foster. But as things are there is
no need of Britain's help. Every one of these steps
has already taken place. We have shown how in
wheat growing Canada already has an enormous
natural preference over the United States. The
statistics of immigration show how very strongly
the stream of immigration already flows into
Canada. The home market advances by leaps
and bounds. The last consideration, the diversions
 of trade east and west, is entirely a question
of transportation. The Canadian Pacific Railway
 has linked Eastern and Western Canada far
more effectively than any policy could have done.
There are now schemes afoot for at least two
other railways to connect east and west, besides
some projected canals, and the money required is
forthcoming in Canada without need for outside
aceictance.

THE RESULT OF THE PREFERENCE.

No one will deny that a tax of six cents per
bushel on foreign wheat must of necessity, whether
the price of wheat is actually raised or not, give