What does the Crow rate refer to?
A)the unequal economic relationship between inner and outer Canada
B)a subsidized freight rate that disadvantaged the West
C)a subsidized freight rate that advantaged the West
D)a means of encouraging the Prairies to export their wheat via British Columbia

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The Crow rate was a subsidized freight rate introduced in Canada in 1897 under the Crow's Nest Pass Agreement. It was designed to lower the cost of transporting grain from the prairies to the ports, thus benefiting Western Canadian farmers by making it cheaper to get their wheat to market.

What Does the Crow Rate Refer To