{"id":1803,"date":"2018-01-31T11:46:24","date_gmt":"2018-01-31T16:46:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/storynations.utoronto.ca\/?p=1803"},"modified":"2020-07-14T15:50:30","modified_gmt":"2020-07-14T19:50:30","slug":"private-property","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/storynations.utoronto.ca\/index.php\/private-property\/","title":{"rendered":"Private Property"},"content":{"rendered":"

Private Property<\/h1>\n
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A 1908 map of Ontario promising land for settlers. The Rainy River and Lake of the Woods are in the upper left area, west of Lake Superior. Courtesy of the University of Toronto Map and Data Library.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Du Vernet brings up the topic of private property after conversing with James Taylor Rogers, a lawyer and socialist from San Francisco. The two met on Du Vernet\u2019s journey from Toronto.<\/p>\n

Du Vernet <\/span>recalls <\/span>Rodger\u2019s ideas when he<\/span> writes that private property \u201crobs\u201d a person\u2019s right to land, air, water, and sunshine. He argues that the \u201ccompetitive system\u201d of private property is \u201cwrong\u201d because it promotes individualism, and that public ownership would be better because it would secure a person\u2019s rights within an equitable collective.<\/p>\n

Privatization and assimilation<\/strong><\/p>\n

Du Vernet seems to appreciate Rogers\u2019 perspective, saying that his \u201cthinking is bringing him nearer to God and mankind.\u201d He appears to see how socialist and Christian principles overlap. By the time of their conversation, privatization of First Nations\u2019 land had been aggressively pushed by the government since the 1840s, as a part of assimilation policies.<\/p>\n

Privatization meant dividing up the land into allotments to encourage private property ownership, as opposed to traditional communal ownership. The government thought privatization would increase agricultural productivity and profitability. Assimilation policies were adopted to promote the ideals and principles of Canadian culture, and private property was key to this project.<\/p>\n

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