Excerpt from Three Canadian Problems: A Study of the State of the Nation, and of the Vital Necessity of Immediate Action Sometimes I think that we forget the interdependence of various sections and groups in this Dominion. I am well aware that, in times of economic stress on the Prairies, men are prone to talk of the indifference of big business in the East to the needs of the West. As one who, living in Montreal and in daily touch with the affairs of some of our largest corporations, may not un reasonably have to accept any criticisms of big business as my own concern, I shall at once admit that I have sometimes found in its ranks less than full appreciation of all the problems of the West. Will you forgive me when I say that, in turn, my close andconstant contact with Western Opinion has sometimes made it quite clear to me that the Prairies do not always fully realize the problems of the industrial and commercial interests of the East. We are today facing conditions in Canada, which while less distressing than those in most other lands, are such as to demand the united effort of all sections of the nation if we are to emerge from our present maze of problems without permanent damage to our national fabric. I am frankly an optimist. During the times when we saw the commerce of this country, and the earnings of its citizens, slowly and apparently incessantly shrinking, I refused to accept the doctrines of despair which were so freely preached. I do not accept them today. I remain convinced that the destiny of our country is not to be fulfilled by our accepting defeat, and the denial of all the reasonable ambitions which we have confidently held, and have taught to our youth. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.