GOPH 375 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Newsprint, Old Age Security, Consumer Protection
20 Jan 2016
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Rights of citizenship= equality of opportunity: women in the 2nd half of the 20th century, what happens to native canadians, canada"s relationship with the world, canada"s relationship with the world, never ending battle of unity. Roaring 20"s reinforced boom was going to last forever. Things got real bad for first 3 years the average canadian was living on 52% of income from before the recession. By 1931 all 4 western provinces were bankrupt. Only 50% of working people had full time jobs. Relief was municipal and provincial responsibly but was very uncoordinated. Unemployment rose from 4% in 1929 to 27% in 1932 and 1933. Wages and salaries plummeted, and only one-half of workers had full-time employment by the winter of 1932-33. Unemployment relief acts of 1930, 1931 and 1932. Legislation made it difficult for canada to usa. Drought and economic devastation on the prairies the dust bowl". Two-thirds of saskatchewan"s population on relief" during winter of 1937-38.
