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N.P. Hist. 
the policy of the Conservative party under Sir John A. Macdonald, which stressed protective tariffs and was the basis of a successful appeal to the electorate in 1878.
See also: National Policy
- 1879 The Collector of Customs . . . is now occupying . . . a position given him for his support to their cause and his support of the great N.P.
- 1887 Professor Blake has accomplished a difficult task of swallowing the N.P. sword. . . .
- 1925 It was in the very early days of the N.P.
- 1879 The Collector of Customs . . . is now occupying . . . a position given him for his support to their cause and his support of the great N.P.