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A few words of explanation are necessary in this special edition of a
work which was originally published as Morang’s Annual Register of
Canadian Affairs for 1901. Written by Mr. Castell Hopkins, it was
practically the first of the Series now represented by The Canadian
Annual Review of Public Affairs for 1902 and 1903. The Publishers of the
latter work having acquired all the remaining copies of Morang’s Annual
Register, have decided to re-bind and re-issue these volumes as the
first of the Series. The Work as a whole will, therefore, commence with
a new century of Canadian history and development, and the 1901 volume
includes a record of such important events as Queen Victoria’s death and
the King’s accession, together with Canada’s participation in the South
African War and its reception of the Prince and Princess of Wales. It is
felt that this arrangement will be appreciated by subscribers to the
Series, and by that portion of the public which is interested in an
adequate record of contemporaneous events or Canadian progress.
1901
The object of this work is two-fold. It is intended to afford to the
Canadian people from year to year a record of the principal events
connected with the history and development of the Dominion, and to
convey to the peoples of the British Empire and the United States, a
summary of current progress in a country now steadily growing in
national importance.
The plan of the work
differs from that of Annual publications in other countries as the
record has been made both statistical and historical in character. By
means of quotations from current speeches and press opinions it affords
a clear view of existing conditions from year to year in the Dominion.
The Editor has sought to be absolutely impartial in political matters,
dealing with all really important subjects and eliminating trivial and
unimportant details. This has been no easy task and experience will, no
doubt, in some cases point out new methods of future treatment.
The Publishers believe
that there will be found sufficient valuable information in this first
volume to commend it to a place in public approval and the project
itself to a permanent place in public appreciation. They also feel that
the volume specially appeals to all those, at home or abroad, who
require ready information upon that most difficult of subjects—the
history and statistics of the immediate past in a period of rapid
national development.
1902
1904
1906
1908
1911
1912
1913
1914
1915
1916
1917
An account of the Battle at Vimy Ridge is
included in this volume.
1918
1919
1920
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