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    "ocrText": "CHAPTER VI\nPROBABLE FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS AFFECTING US SECURITY\nPresent indications are that future develop-\nlous regions of the country, and in the remote\nments in Canada will be favorable to the US\nnorthern areas the discovery and exploitation\nsecurity position. Increases in population,\nof mineral and other natural resources will\nexpansion of industrial production, and ex-\nbring corresponding developments in road or\nploitation of natural resources are expected to\nrail transport.\nraise standards of living, produce a greater\nThe current development of iron ore de-\nnational wealth, and enhance Canada's\nposits in the Ungava section of Labrador and\nstature as an international political force.\nQuebec shows great promise for the future of\nAlthough there is disagreement among\nthe Canadian iron and steel industry and\nauthorities as to the maximum population\noffers a new source of ores for US smelters as\nwhich Canada can support, it is certain that\ndomestic supplies become depleted. Canada's\nthe saturation point will not be reached for\nnew oil discoveries in the Prairie provinces\nsome years to come. The great population\nalso promise well for the future and provide\nincrease of the past few years, due to immi-\nan additional continental source of crude oil\ngration and an increased birth rate, has al-\nfor the US.\nready contributed to the expansion of the\nIn matters of foreign policy Canada is ex-\ncountry, but its full economic effect will not\npected to remain solidly in accord with US\nbe evident until the \"war babies\" of recent\naims and principles. Canadian political rela-\nyears enter the labor force beginning about\ntions with the US will continue to be cordial.\n1960. By 1970 it is expected that the Cana-\nCanadians have a well-developed sense of na-\ndian population will have reached a figure of\ntional pride, and being citizens of a small\nat least 16 million.\nnation close to the US physically, economi-\nThe expansion of industry which has been\ncally, and ethnically, their feelings are easily\nso prominent an aspect of the Canadian scene\naroused by incidents and attitudes which\nin recent decades may be expected to con-\nsmack of a US sense of superiority or of a\ntinue, since the primary requisites of rich,\nfailure to observe strictly Canadian sover-\nunexploited natural resources and a skilled\neignty and rights. Transitory flare-ups so\nlabor supply are still so well met. Under fore-\ncaused are, however, unlikely to change the\nseeable political and economic conditions this\ngeneral climate of good feeling and coopera-\nexpansion in effect constitutes an addition to\ntion which prevails between the two countries.\nthe US industrial potential and therefore an\nThe North Atlantic Treaty, having already\nincrease in US security. Along with the ex-\nstrengthened the ties of mutual interest in\npansion of population and industry and an\nhemispheric security, will have a healthy ef-\nincrease in national wealth will go the im-\nfect on the future efforts of the Canadian\nprovement in transportation systems. Can-\nGovernment to increase its physical capacity\nada's deficiency in first-class highways will\nto resist aggression and lend support in a\nbecome increasingly less critical in the popu-\nmore material way to US security interests.\n57"
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