Stephen Leacocks Sunshine Sketches: It was the world of Anne Shirley and Green Gables, of Stephen Leacocks Sunshine Sketches quieter, more rustic, more bucolic, according to 660 News. Most of the population was of French, British and Irish descent, although recent immigration waves had brought in substantial numbers of Germans and Ukrainians, among others. Legislation severely restricted Asian immigration and From a century away, the Canada of 1914 seems to exist in another world. The country was much smaller, with a population of about 7.5 million. Just under half the population was urban. Only four cities, Montreal, Toronto, Winnipeg and Vancouver held more than 100,000 people.
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