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Events from the year 1881 in Canada.
John A. Macdonald expounds on CPR's troubled past and secure future in House of Commons speech [2]
British editorial labels CPR and Canada bad investments [3]
Wilfrid Laurier accuses Conservatives of "having sacrificed the public cause to personal cupidity" [4]
Governor General speaks on prospects of Northwest Territories [5]
Importance of steamboats to colonization along Saskatchewan River [6]
Ojibwa entertain Governor General at Rat Portage (Kenora), Ont. (Note: racial stereotypes) [7]
Chief Poundmaker tells Cree and Blackfoot legends to Governor General on tour [8]
Colourful Blackfoot riders meet Governor General (Note: "savage" and other stereotypes) [9]
Journalist describes beautiful Qu'Appelle Valley in gorgeous sunset [10]
Nova Scotia woman tries to find maid for $4/month, and describes some of the work [11]