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OCR: PROBL EMS OF GOVERNING Mackenzie inherited several problems from John. A Macdonald The commitment HARY to build transcontinental Irailway was heavy burden on the government pue Mackenzie tried to reduce costs by slowing construction. He also faced intense pressure from both French and English Canada over the amnesty that Macdonald had promised (but wisely not in writing) to Louis Riel for his role in the Red River Rebellion and Thomas Scott's killing When proposal for free trade with the US was rejected, Mackenzie refusal to raise the tariff to increase revenue played into the hands of the Conservatives Using the National Policy of high tariffs as an election platform, Macdonald demolished the Liberals in the 1878 election. BIOGRAPHY of Iproblems railway vriting