ers ▁that ▁had ▁previously ▁been ▁focused ▁in ▁the ▁governor , ▁became ▁divided ▁among ▁minister s . ▁No ▁meaning ful ▁administrative ▁structures ▁were ▁implemented ▁to ▁ensure ▁that ▁minister s ▁remained ▁respons ive ▁to ▁the ▁public , ▁and ▁minister s ▁aligned ▁themselves ▁with ▁capital ists . ▁Free ▁market ▁govern ance ▁became ▁the ▁cons ort ▁of ▁free ▁market ▁capital ization . ▁ ▁Legisl ation ▁reg ulating ▁conflicts ▁of ▁interest ▁did ▁not ▁exist , ▁and ▁polit icians ▁worked ▁open ly ▁with ▁business . ▁One ▁former ▁prime ▁minister ▁made ▁the ▁marriage ▁of ▁business ▁with ▁politics ▁strik ingly ▁clear ▁when ▁he ▁stated ▁" my ▁politics ▁are ▁rail ro ads ." ▁The ▁development al ▁history ▁of ▁Canada ' s ▁political ▁economy ▁was ▁central ▁in ▁the ▁analysis ▁of ▁the ▁L SR , ▁and ▁they ▁later ▁observed ▁that ▁"[ m ] on opol ies ▁are ▁not ▁an ▁un l ucky ▁accident ▁in ▁our ▁economic ▁system , ▁they ▁are ▁our ▁economic ▁system ." ▁ ▁Pre vious ▁economic ▁fl uct u ations ▁had ▁not ▁created ▁the ▁need ▁for ▁federal ▁un emp loyment ▁programs , ▁and ▁policy ▁and ▁tradition ▁dict ated ▁that ▁assistance ▁was ▁a ▁local ▁issue , ▁because ▁tradition ally ▁it ▁had ▁been ▁locally ▁tract able . ▁Under ▁the ▁British ▁North ▁America ▁Act ▁of ▁ 1 8 6 7 ▁( B NA ), ▁government ▁received ▁most ▁re venue ▁collection ▁powers , ▁and ▁provinces ▁became ▁responsible ▁for ▁social ▁relief , ▁education , ▁and ▁health ▁care . ▁However , ▁ 6 0 ▁years ▁had ▁passed ▁since ▁the ▁B NA , ▁and ▁this ▁was ▁a ▁different ▁economy