TY - JOUR
KW - Toronto
KW - Jews
KW - Patronage
AU - Alan Gordon
AB - Many political scientists label patronage elite accommodation or associate it with corruption, while others accept it as a tool for political management, but it has always been an integral part of the Canadian political system. By 1911 about 18,000 Jews, predominantly of Eastern European origin, lived in Toronto. The community was diverse and fragmented, and Liberals and Conservatives competed energetically for the Jewish vote. Patronage, primarily through the Conservative Party, had a role in the integration of the Jewish community into the national polity. This article examines how Jewish businessmen benefited from government contracts arranged by Conservative member of Parliament Edmund Bristol in exchange for their political support. [W. L. Reinshagen/S]
BT - Ontario History
C7 - Unknown(0)
ID - 496
IS - 1
LA - English
M1 - Journal Article
M3 - Print(0)
PY - 1996
SN - 00302953
SP - 31
EP - 46
EP - 
T1 - Taking Root in the Patronage Garden: Jewish Businessmen in Toronto's Conservative Party, 1911-1921
T2 - Ontario History
VL - 88
ER -