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Has Confederation Been Good for Newfoundland?
Joey Smallwood said it was the narrowest of escapes. Newfoundland joined Confederation in 1949 by a referendum of 52 to 48 per cent. Smallwood, a small but tough man with horn-rimmed glasses, fought stellar orator and anti-Confederate Peter Cashin. Many benefits came with joining Canada; a university, better highways. But average income still hovers near the poverty line. Today, a commission investigates whether Canada broke its 1949 funding promise.		Educational activities about Has Confederation Been Good for Newfoundland?

	Giving up self-government		PM King considers Confederation		Newfoundland enters Confederation
	Newfoundland reverts to colonial status under Great Britain during the Great Depression. (TV; runs 1:50)		Mackenzie King welcomes members of a National Convention of Newfoundlanders who are "no strangers to Canada." (Radio; runs 7:42)		Newfoundland Confederates and anti-Confederates are divided on union day. (Radio; runs 2:36)

	Smallwood on Term 29		More roads, less isolation		'The school boat'
	The father of Confederation says Canada hasn’t fulfilled its funding promise 10 years since the union. (Radio; runs 6:54)		Newfoundland has become "incomparably" more prosperous 20 years since Confederation. (Radio; runs 3:29)		Since Confederation, children have a much easier time getting to school by bus. (TV; runs 2:36)

	A personal campaign for Joey?		Smallwood, the ghost		Sewage in the streets
	Peter Gzowski insists Confederation was a personal campaign for Joey Smallwood. (Radio; runs 5:50)		The former premier does not necessarily represent the views of Newfoundlanders. (Radio; runs 3:20)		One Newfoundland community lived without a proper waste system for 15 years. (TV; runs 4:22)

	Commission evaluating Confederation
	A Royal Commission takes a look at the future of Newfoundland and Labrador. (TV; runs 2:52)

LINKS Topic from Les Archives de Radio-Canada on the same subject Terre-Neuve, l'autre solitude Related Topics from CBC's Archives Canada's Constitutional Debate: What Makes a Nation? Creation of Nunavut Dictionary of Newfoundland English Newfoundland joins Canada External sites Canadian Heritage: Newfoundland and Labrador Exploration and Settlement Nfld.com: The Anti-Confederation Song The CBC assumes no responsibility for the content of external links.

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