HIST 203 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Family Allowances Act 1945, Keynesian Economics, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
8 May 2017
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End of wwii, which followed the great depression. War had returned the economy to full employment. Postwar period led to an end to rationing. Unlike the uk and its beveridge report, canada"s welfare state didn"t emerge from a plan. Produced the march report (for social security) in 1943, which was ignored. General shift to keynesian economic policies such as an interventionist state to support capitalism. Ccf"s rise to popularity, especially in 1943, created a threat from the left. Family allowances act, 1944: direct payments to mothers of children, principle of universality, meaning that everybody with a kid would get family allowance benefits. Veteran"s benefits, 1941, 1944-1945: free university education was the central feature, but this also included life insurance, army pensions, and housing assistance. Expansion in investment in education: supplemented provincial funding, leading to the opening of new universities and the expansion of older ones. Housing: federal government began intervening in the rental market in 1941, and in 1945 the.
