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How did federal-provincial relations change after Wilfred Laurier became prime minister? He was a supporter of greater provincial rights while in opposition, and now that it was in power it was less centralist. Laurier chose some very powerful regional politicians to join his cabinet. A more harmonious period of federal-provincial relations began, that included many meetings to discuss concerns. How did economic developments affect the growth of provincial powers? Resources were being developed on provincial lands. The provinces were now taking a more prominent role in directing economic activity. Expenditures and debts increased dramatically. What was “emergency federalism”? When WWI erupted in Europe, the federal government had to coordinate the war effort. This fell under the “peace, order and good government” clause (residual power). Therefore, the federal government could disregard provincial powers. What problems appeared in the Federal system in the 20’s and 30’s? How did the government deal with these problems? Prosperity was not evenly spread throughout all sectors of th4e Canadian economy in the 1920’s. B.C., Ontario and Quebec were well off, while the West and the Maritimes were in economic trouble. When the Depression hit, conditions worsened. Many people were poor and had no jobs. Provincial governments began to issue relief payments, but the money soon ran out. The federal gov’t. was forced to bail them out. In 1935, R.B. Bennett, the Prime Minister, set a minimum wage, created unemployment insurance and set up marketing boards for farm products. They were later overturned. Why was the Rowell-Sirois Commission appointed? What recommendations did it make? What was the response from the provinces? The Rowell-Sirois Commission was appointed to investigate the crisis in federal-provincial relations. It recommended the following: The federal government should become responsible for unemployment insurance. All direct taxes should be collect