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The building of a trans-continental railway was one of the conditions for the colony of British Columbia agreeing to join Confederation. This was the major reason, but by no means the only one. The story of the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) has been told in many books, including two by Pierre Berton. There was also an excellent television mini series produced by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC). It was based on Berton's books and was narrated by him. For more information, Google: history "canadian pacific railway"
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sir john a MacDonald wanted to improve Canada, by adding British Columbia into Canada. they agreed to be part of "Canada" if they felt more connected. so Sir John a. MacDonald built a railroad to make them feel connected. British Columbia said they had a 10 year deadline to finish it . when Alexander Mackenzie was prime minister, he did nothing with the CPR, because he had no interest to do so . when sir john a MacDonald was re-elected, he started the CPR in 1880 . in 1885, the railroad was complete.
another reason they built it was for shipping goods across the country.
Answer 2
Sorry but is this the railroad that John A. MacDonald created? If it is it was not just for transportation ease, it was made so the Europeans could get across Canada so they could fur trade.
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