ar ita ▁Park ▁in ▁Con cord , ▁Sydney ▁( un ve iled ▁in ▁May ▁ 1 9 7 0 , ▁by ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁Pierre ▁Tru de au ), ▁att est ▁to ▁their ▁presence ▁in ▁Australia . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁last ▁quarter ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 th ▁century , ▁the ▁distances ▁that ▁separated ▁Canada ▁and ▁the ▁six ▁Australian ▁colon ies ▁suddenly ▁narrow ed . ▁Victor ian ▁England ' s ▁string ▁of ▁imperial ▁success es ▁in ▁Africa ▁and ▁Asia , ▁which ▁gave ▁London ▁control ▁over ▁a ▁quarter ▁of ▁the ▁glo be ▁and ▁over ▁a ▁fifth ▁of ▁its ▁people , ▁spark ed ▁a ▁wave ▁of ▁rom antic ▁enthus ias m ▁for ▁the ▁Empire . ▁This ▁was ▁particularly ▁true ▁in ▁Canada , ▁where ▁economic ▁st agn ation , ▁French – English ▁t ension , ▁and ▁the ▁l ure ▁of ▁easy ▁American ▁wealth ▁caused ▁some ▁to ▁doubt ▁the ▁young ▁country ' s ▁capacity ▁to ▁surv ive ▁on ▁its ▁own . ▁By ▁the ▁mid - 1 8 8 0 s , ▁as ▁the ▁Canadian ▁Pacific ▁Railway ▁w ove ▁its ▁final ▁few ▁miles ▁through ▁the ▁Rock y ▁Mountains ▁to ▁the ▁edge ▁of ▁the ▁Pacific , ▁several ▁influ ential ▁Canad ians ▁began ▁to ▁en vision ▁the ▁new ▁railway ▁as ▁an ▁integral ▁part ▁of ▁a ▁network ▁that ▁would ▁un ite ▁Britain ▁with ▁its ▁Asian ▁emp ire . ▁Through out ▁the ▁de cade , ▁as ▁Canada ▁settled ▁its ▁western ▁provinces ▁and ▁looked ▁out ward ▁across ▁the ▁Pacific , ▁popular ▁support ▁for ▁an ▁" All - Red ▁Route " ▁that ▁would ▁link ▁Canada