The Value to Canada of the Continental Immigrant : A Series of Articles

Textured card covers, saddle stitched with staples, 56 pages, 6x9 in - 15x23 cm. A complimentary copy presented to Saskatchewan MLA Sam Latta - from the author Peter H. Bryce. Inscription on the front cover.

Covers lightly creased along spine. Two closed tears to front cover bottom, back cover lightly soiled with faint tidelines along spine. Front cover verso, back cover recto, and pp. 5 and 56 stamped by previous owner.

Peter H. Bryce served as Chief Medical Officer of Canada’s Federal Departments of the Interior and Indian Affairs 1904-1921, dealing with health in both First Nations and immigrant communities. This volume presents a glowing account of immigration’s value following Bryce’s 1928 tour of western Canada. The first chapters discuss early immigration to Canada and recount an interview with Sir Clifford Sifton – former Minister of the Interior, and a promoter of immigration. Chapters 3-10 describe the lives and livelihoods of eastern European immigrants in western Canada, ranging from Manitoba’s Interlake to British Columbia’s Kootenay Valley. The final chapters address education and law in immigrant communities. Throughout, Bryce depicts “new Canadians” as industrious, law-abiding citizens whose presence in western Canada has clear economic benefits for the country. No publication date indicated, but Bryce’s return from his tour necessitates a publication date of 1928 or later. Peel(3) 5219.