HIST377 Study Guide - Final Guide: Canadian Prairies, Quebec Nationalism, Canadian International Development Agency
6 Apr 2016
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General theory of employment characterized by deficit spending and reducing spending during boom. Post war- incentive given to companies that changed from munitions to things that help after post war. Political parties weren"t sure about the economic process. Ccf (cooperative commonwealth federation) was interested in welfare and government intervention to help citizens. Old age security act- attempt to eliminate senior poverty. Unemployment assistance act- federal government accepted responsibility and gave municipalities and provinces aid. Playing into the dynamic of being introduced provincially and picked up federally. 40% of canadians were not able to take care of themselves without medicare. Found out that with insurance more babies survived. Federal government brought it in: a healthcare act. Influential political philosophy in canada during the 1930s representing an alternative to. Classical liberalism and conservatism, both of which involved very limited conceptions of the role of the state. How does the medicare example reflect these: universality.
