The Beauharnois Scandal : : A Story of Canadian Entrepreneurship and Politics / / T.D. Regehr.
In 1929 the Beauharnois Power Corporation began construction on a new power canal and hydroelectric powerhouse some twenty-two miles upstream from Montreal. In this way it sought to divert the flow of the St Lawrence River and enter into vigorous competition with the well-established Montreal Light,...
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| Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter University of Toronto Press eBook-Package Archive 1933-1999 |
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| Place / Publishing House: | Toronto : : University of Toronto Press, , [2019] ©1990 |
| Year of Publication: | 2019 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Heritage
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (256 p.) |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Picture credits
- Beauharnois chronology
- Introduction
- 1. A spectacular beginning, 12 October 1929
- 2. Success in Quebec
- 3. Political intrigue in Ottawa
- 4. Bewildered bureaucrats and a divided cabinet
- 5. Sir Herbert Holt insinuates himself
- 6. Ontario Tories make a deal
- 7. A 'poison pill' and collateral trust bonds
- 8. Realizing the dream
- 9. Helping political friends
- 10. The revenge of a thwarted rival
- 11. The scandal revealed
- 12. Cleansing the corporation
- 13. Protecting workers and investors
- 14. Postscript and conclusion
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index