Friday, 4 May 2012

Emigrant Sifter

HAND PICKED ONLY
JACK CANUCK: I want settlers, but will accept no culls

Clearly some people at the time (this cartoon was published in 1907) realized that there was something afoot with Canada's immigration policy. In this cartoon, you will notice Jack Canuck (a caricature of the stereotypical Canadian) sifting out emigrants (likely based on race).

Many of the cartoons that I use in class were taken from this book by Charles Hou (former Socials 10 teacher in BC):

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