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This 3 page paper discusses George Brown’s comment “Canada should not provide entirely for her defense when she is not the author of the quarrels against the consequences of which she is called to stand upon her guard,” and what it meant for the military presence in Canada at the time. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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the military at the time. Discussion George Brown was one of the founders and the editor of The Globe, which became (and remains) possibly the most influential political newspaper in
Canada. Brown was a Reformer and a liberal, and the paper was the "recognized organ of the Reform Party, but was conducted with an indepen?dence and sometimes with an insubordination
that knew no master, and would submit to no dictation" (Dent, 1880). Thus, when Brown made a statement or published an editorial, it carried weight. In this case, his comment
about Canada not having to provide her own defense against troubles she had not precipitated refers mostly to the coming American Civil War, and the fact that Canada wasnt sure
if European powers were going to get involved. It was believed that Great Britain might support the Confederacy because of its dependence on Southern cotton; the effect of such a
development was troubling to Canadians. Actual information on this topic, presented in a concise format, has been difficult to find. However, a post on the History Channel page mentions
Browns quote, and talks specifically about the military presence in Canada during the early to mid 1800s. First, Britain had learned from the American Revolution never to tax its colonies,
which were "the only safe sources of resources and the only secure markets" in British North America (Marmat, 2002). Because of its importance as a trading partner, Canada (or the
Canadas at this time; they were not yet confederated into one country) had to be defended, which defense would be paid for by the British taxpayers (Marmat, 2002). But the
British Army "had no illusions about the defensibility of B.N.A. - defence of the Canadas was the most intractable military problem in the British Empire" (Marmat, 2002). The British Garrison
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