anti-reciprocity

Updated: June 2, 2025

The flag was waved, and the Canadian voter, mindful of former American slights and backed by newly arrived Englishmen admirably organized by the anti-reciprocity forces, turned against any "entangling alliance." The prosperity of the country made it safe to express resentment of the slights of half a century or fear of this too sudden friendliness.

Oscar Douglas Skelton - The Canadian Dominion; a chronicle of our northern neighbor

Speaker Champ Clark's announcement that he was in favor of the agreement because he hoped "to see the day when the American flag will float over every square foot of the British North American possessions" was worth tens of thousands of votes. The anti-reciprocity press of Canada seized upon these utterances, magnified them, and sometimes, it was charged, inspired or invented them.

Oscar Douglas Skelton - The Canadian Dominion; a chronicle of our northern neighbor