Quote#Politics & Power
Canada emerged as a political entity with boundaries largely…
Quote byHarold Innis · 1894–1952
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: The Fur Trade in Canada (1930), Conclusion, p. 393..
English (original)
Canada emerged as a political entity with boundaries largely determined by the fur trade. These boundaries included a vast north temperate land area extending from the Atlantic to the Pacific and dominated by the Canadian Shield. The present Dominion emerged not in spite of geography but because of it.
— Harold Innis
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