History 2201E Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Ford Model T, Trade Union, Thomas Crerar
5 Jul 2012
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Lecture 14 part 4 - post-world war i expansion. Urban growth: expansion of cities and creation of major cities, many more small towns form around mines, farms, etc, gravel roads, over 80,000 miles of dirt and gravel roads created. Automotive industry: more leisure time allowed for more travel, go on vacations. Really starts in the 1920s: e. g. Natives: social services, liquor control, education all came under provincial legislation. Impossible to achieve national uniformity, canada is just too big: especially in terms of social services, government gives provinces money for social services and expects them all to do the same thing, creates a warped power balance. Workers wanted to represented in government; after labour union members were elected into government offices. Farmers: biggest voice of discontent, banded together into a farmer"s movement, upset with tariffs, transport costs and no representation in government, government policies discriminated against agriculture; played towards the industrialists because none of them were farmers.
