PSCI 2002 Study Guide - Final Guide: October Crisis, Mothers Against Drunk Driving, Aboriginal Title

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Key terms to define on final exam for fall 2016. In canada: wwi and years that followed: saw increasing pressure from workers to provide benefits, medical care and rehabilitation services to individuals who suffered workplace injuries or occupational diseases. The most important event of the era was the. Winnipeg general strike (1919): the use of coercion on behalf of the federal government in an attempt to quell greater labour organization in winnipeg, which spawned a number of sympathy strikes across the nation. Many people point to this as a turning point in the canadian labour movement, which brings us to period three: post wwii: saw the formation of the co-operative commonwealth federation and then the new democratic party in 1961. Principal federal measures can be divided into 5 basic fields those relating to the young, seniors, people with disabilities, the unemployed, and public health care: examples of social safety nets: pension, universal healthcare, disability, unemployment.