The Fighting Bishop: George Exton Lloyd and the Immigration Debate
Date
1996
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Abstract
George Exton Lloyd made a considerable impact on
Saskatchewan in the late nineteenth and early twentieth
centuries. Among his many achievements, he fought in the
1885 rebellion, helped settle the Barr colonists in what is
now Lloydrninster, attracted teachers and missionaries to the
west and served as Anglican Bishop in the Diocese of
Saskatchewan during the 1920s. Providing the inspiration for
his various activities and occupations was one all-encompassing
desire: to create a Canada for the British.
This thesis focuses on Lloyd's attitude towards a group that
threatened this "ideal," the non-British immigrant, and
assesses his impact on the immigration debate that raged in
the country during the late 1920s.
As long as the numbers of
"manageable," Lloyd was content to
foreigners
focus his
remained
providing for their education and assimilation.
energy on
When the
numbers became "too large," however, Lloyd dedicated himself
to restricting immigration. In the late 1920s, after the
Railways Agreement was signed, Lloyd engaged in a vigorous
campaign, opposing the new agreement and calling for quotas
on non-British immigrants. This thesis concludes that he had
a substantial impact. Not only did he affect common
perceptions of the immigrant in the West, he also helped
force the federal government to make changes to its
immigration policy, and he helped contribute to the defeat of
a provincial government.
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Master of Arts (M.A.)
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History
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History