Season 2, Episode 17: Building a Nation: The National Policy and the Development of Western Canada
Train travel. If you ever get a chance, you will not be disappointed. It’s so relaxing and you get to see so much of the country side! Don’t even get me started on the high speed trains that exist in other countries. It’s better than flying first class.
Outcome: The Canadian government developed policies, including Sir John A. MacDonald’s National Policy, to promote western settlement and ensure a labour source and market for goods to develop the Prairies.

