HUMA 1740 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Japanese Canadians, Finnish Canadians, New Denver
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Nes, naional employment agency regulated unemployed workers to any job considered suitable. By 1943 workers needed permission to quit jobs. Industry, labour, and consumpion were highly regulated by the federal government. Canadians did not want to return to the pre-war status quo. Great depression made canadians more supporive of an intervenionist government. War ime surveys showed 40% of canadians favored a completely socialized economy to improve the standard of living. Wwii ended the laissaiz faire approach to the economy and social security. Social security act designed to protect canadians front the economy (ui) King knew it would help him get elected in the next elecion and it would prevent economic disorder ater the war. Family allowances/baby bonuses gave monthly payments to parents for each child that they have. Government thought this would help boost spending. Ww2 moved poliics to the let, obvious manifestaion was the sudden surge for.
