robert gourley championed reforms ahead of his time. in scotland--a vote for every man who could read and write in england--a living wage for workers in canada--fair land distribution
" the first question in political economy should be, can the mass of the people live comfortably under this or that arrangement? but this most necessary question was forgotten, and many of the people have perished." statistical account of upper canada, 1822. robert gourley
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