Article ID: CBB839399283

Hydro Democracy: Water Power and Political Power in Ontario (2018)

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Drawing on Timothy Mitchell’s Carbon Democracy, and using envirotechnical analysis, we probe how the materiality of energy—public hydropower—influenced democracy and governance in Ontario during the early twentieth century. Within Canada, hydro-electricity disproportionately shaped the politics of Ontario and Canada-US relations during the first half of the century. Within the province, it provided the energy-based affluence that underpinned claims for a liberal and democratic society. But residents experienced the consequences of hydropower unevenly. Urban and industrial residents enjoyed most of the benefits, while rural residents and Indigenous peoples living close to hydro developments endured the burdens of development.

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Authors & Contributors
Macfarlane, Daniel
Adams, Tracey L.
McIsaac, Jacqueline
Lucas, Jack
Brittany Luby
Koester, Carolyn Elizabeth
Concepts
Hydroelectric power
Electric power industry
Science and government
Environment
Rivers
Dams
Time Periods
20th century, early
19th century
20th century, late
Progressive Era (1890s-1920s)
20th century
18th century
Places
Canada
Ontario (Canada)
United States
Niagara Falls
Winnipeg River (Ont. and Man.)
Pacific Northwest (North America)
Institutions
Toronto Hospital for the Insane
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