Faced with those challenges, in 1871 the prime minister, Sir John A. Macdonald, proposed a railway to connect Canada’s Atlantic Coast with its Pacific Coast.
Neile raskustele näkku vaadates tegi peaminister John Macdonald aastal 1871 ettepaneku rajada Kanadasse Atlandi ookeani ja Vaikse ookeani rannikut ühendav raudtee.