History 2120A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Old Age Security, Canada Pension Plan, Income Tax
14 Nov 2016
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Lecture 9 keynesian canada: big business, government, and labour. Governments spend more, tax less, run surpluses. Applying keynesianism during wartime (ei, family allowances, etc. ) Post(cid:449)ar (cid:272)o(cid:373)(cid:373)it(cid:373)e(cid:374)t to the (cid:862)pro(cid:373)ised la(cid:374)d(cid:863: consensus on more government agreement on policy to assist the public through various programs. Issues of jurisdiction many of the keynesian / social programs fell under the provincial jurisdictions, was able to override with emergency powers during war. Marshall plan (usa: usa trying to boost economy, american and canadian money available, lending usd with caveat that it has to be spend in usa. Canadian defence spending higher than any other non-global war period: korea proxy wars. Old age pensions: poorest canadians (other than indigenous) were the elderly no existing government pensions. Baby boomers growing up entering the school system, great need for elementary schools and high schools subsequently. A (cid:862)(cid:374)orther(cid:374)(cid:863) (cid:448)isio(cid:374), de(cid:448)elop(cid:373)e(cid:374)t i(cid:374) the (cid:374)orth.
